Apple Inc said on Thursday it would spend $1 billion to build a second campus in Austin, Texas that will house up to 15,000 workers as part of a broader push by several U. S. companies to create more jobs at home.
(Reuters) — Apple Inc ( AAPL. O) said on Thursday it would spend $1 billion to build a second campus in Austin, Texas that will house up to 15,000 workers as part of a broader push by several U. S. companies to create more jobs at home.
The iPhone maker also plans to set up sites in Seattle, San Diego and Culver City, California and hire over 1,000 employees in each of these locations, while expanding its operations in Pittsburgh, New York and Boulder, Colorado over the next three years.
Apple said at the start of the year it would invest $30 billion in the United States, taking advantage of a tax windfall from U. S. President Donald Trump’s sweeping tax reforms.
The 133-acre campus in Austin will be located less than a mile from Apple’s existing facilities and will initially have 5,000 new employees. The jobs created would be across various functions including engineering, R&D, operations and finance.
