Licking County

Richland County could see increased employment and housing needs after Intel opens its $20 billion manufacturing facility in Licking County, officials say.

President Joe Biden joined Gov. Mike DeWine and other state leaders at the site of a new, $20 billion semiconductor plant for Intel’s groundbreaking ceremony.

Intel has indefinitely delayed a groundbreaking ceremony for its $20 billion semiconductor factory in New Albany. The company blames inaction in Congress for the delay.

State officials and Intel leaders have said federal funding is needed for expansion of the newly announced computer chip manufacturing project in central Ohio.

Stark County’s COVID testing site will close Friday at noon; state officials have confirmed plans for a multi-billion-dollar computer chip manufacturing facility to be built in central Ohio; state health officials say that while COVID-19 case and hospitalizations are dropping in Cuyahoga County, the state continues to see high numbers of the omicron variant; and more stories.

There's been no official announcement or details, but sources say that's coming next week.

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