Intel Corp. has once again pushed back the expected opening for its semiconductor project in central Ohio
ByBRUCE SHIPKOWSKI Associated Press
February 28, 2025, 10: 38 AM
Intel Corp. has once again pushed back the expected opening for its semiconductor project in central Ohio.
The struggling chipmaker announced Friday that construction on the first of its two factories — known as fabs — planned for New Albany is now expected to be completed in 2030 and begin operations between then and 2031. Construction of the second fab should be done in 2031 and operations should begin in 2032.
Intel announced the project in January 2022 and broke ground eight months later at the site in Licking County, just northeast of Columbus. The first plant initially was due to begin operating in 2025, but the project has since been delayed by financial concerns, the departure of its CEO last December and other problems. The company was once a dominant force in the semicond