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    South Korea’s SK Hynix Announces Plans to Build $4-Billion Chip Plant Near Purdue University

    March 26, 2024
    The Wall Street Journal said the facility would generate from 800 to 1,000 jobs.
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    Multi-Billion-Dollar Casino/Resort Complex Planned for Big Apple’s West Side

    March 14, 2024
    The masive project would create an estimated 4,550 jobs for electrical contractors, according to Electrical Wholesaling estimates.

    Prysmian to Receive $4.5 Million in DOE Funding for Grid Resilience R&D

    Feb. 22, 2024
    The funding is part of the Grid Overhaul with Proactive, High-speed Undergrounding for Reliability, Resilience, and Security (GOPHURRS) program, which aims to strengthen and modernize...
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    Vantage Data Centers Gets $6.4-Billion Cash Infusion to Fuel Future Growth

    Jan. 9, 2024
    Vantage Data Centers has big growth plans.
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    Microchip Technology to Get $162 Million in CHIPS Federal Funding to Expand Semiconductor Plants in CO and OR

    Jan. 4, 2024
    The projects are expected to create 700 new jobs and nearly triple the output of semiconductors the company produces at these sites.

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    Nov. 9, 2023
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    Aug. 22, 2023
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