Apple to build $1bn campus in Texas

Apple on Thursday announced it will build a $ 1 billion campus in Texas as part of a nationwide expansion.The facility will be less than a mile from the tech giant ’ s existing facility in Austin and initially accommodate 5 , 000 additional employees , with room to grow to 15 , 000 .

As it stands , 6 , 200 people now work for Apple in the Texan capital — the largest cluster outside its headquarters in Cupertino , California .

Employees at the new campus will work in fields including engineering , R & D , operations , finance, sales and customer support , Apple said in a statement .
“ Apple is proud to bring new investment , jobs and opportunity to cities across the United States and to significantly deepen our quarter – century partnership with the city and people of Austin , ” Apple CEO Tim Cook said .

“ Talent , creativity and tomorrow ’ s breakthrough ideas aren’ t limited by region or zip code, and , with this new expansion, we ’ re redoubling our commitment to cultivating the high – tech sector and workforce nationwide . ”

Apple also said it plans to boost its employee base in regions across the United States over the next three years .

It will expand to over 1 , 000 employees each at new sites in Seattle , San Diego and Culver City, California , and add hundreds of jobs in Pittsburgh , New York , Boulder , Colorado , Boston and Portland .

Apple said it plans to invest $ 10 billion in US data centres over the next five years , including $ 4 . 5 billion this year and next .

Earlier this month , online retail giant Amazon also announced a major expansion, saying it will build a new headquarters divided between Long Island City in New York and Crystal City, across the Potomac River from Washington , DC . It says this $ 5 billion investment will create 50 , 000 jobs .

( AFP )

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