Semiconductor chip maker Wolfspeed celebrated the final steel beam going up for its new factory on Tuesday in Chatham County. The $5 billion project is changing the way the world powers systems like electric cars. The plant will employ 1,800 Wolfspeed workers in six years. Only on WRAL, anchor...
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Semiconductor chip-maker Wolfspeed is moving at lightning speed to get this massive new factory in Chatham County up and running. Cameras weren’t allowed inside this high-security facility, but WRAL News got to go on a tour. He got a first-hand look at how the site will provide the chips...
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Gov. Roy Cooper joined VinFast executives and Chatham County leaders Friday morning to shovel the first dirt in Moncure, site of a planned $4 billion, 2.8-million-square-foot electric vehicle manufacturing plant. The Vietnamese-based automaker expects to hire 7,500-plus people to work at the site, called Triangle Innovation Point. “This facility...
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The electric vehicle company said they have received basic permits to begin phase one of construction.
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Chatham county is looking for a neighbor for the electric vehicle company VinFast. The electric SUV maker based in Vietnam has a $4 billion dollar commitment to build a factory near Moncure. Now the property next door is poised to fetch a premium price.
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VinFast, the electric SUV maker with a $4 billion commitment to open an factory in Chatham County, won’t start producing vehicles until at least 2025.
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Despite announcing layoffs of 60 U.S. workers and a consolidation of its workforce, VinFast told WRAL TechWire plans to invest in NC won’t be affected.
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Construction has already begun in Siler City, Chatham County, three days after Durham-based company Wolfspeed announced their massive chip manufacturing plant. Siler City is a “blank canvas” for Wolfspeed, according to Mayor Chip Price. Wolfspeed CEO: Breaking ground on Monday to do things that are unprecedented “For the town,...
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Pledges of 9,000 jobs and $9 billion in investment with the biggest deal – Wolfspeed – announced on Sept. 9: Here’s a look at Chatham County’s remarkable month.
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