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Yes, I live in Phoenix.
This is going to be a boon for business. The issues with TSMC were largely because they didn't want to pay Americans when they could import Taiwanese who would work a lot cheaper (per a Phoenix business journal referenced in the Wiki). Which is true...Americans aren't cheap. They thought they could get around the rules, but that didn't work. Hence the delay (but it's still going forward).
Not everyone is happy. The area was very rural. It won't be much longer. I don't blame them. I wouldn't want a fab down the street from me.
Also, Intel is planning to build two new factories (as if Fab 32 isn't huge enough!). Intel has a major presence here, and with CHIPs they will expand further. They are in Ocotillo (primarily...they have some older fabs on Chandler Blvd, but I'm not sure if they use them anymore...old technology...they may just use the office space).
As a side note, I know what's in those fabs. I wouldn't want to live within a mile of one. It is rare, but if they have an "event", they will vent outside to protect the workers. The Motorola facility they mentioned in Marketplace (built in the late 40s) is a superfund site, I believe. It was at 52nd street, and has some nasty stuff in the soil. Or it did...not sure if they cleaned it up already. There are houses and business all around that site (it's more or less in the middle of the city).
