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Re:Intel's $20B Ohio factory could become world's largest ch... by shroompasta on Friday January 21, 2022 @06:19PM (#30031234)
I may be wrong, but I'm assuming one of the cardinal factors in the location came down to the cheapest labor they could find.

Competing with labor, in terms of willingness to work for a low wage, against Asia is next to impossible for these fabs.

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Re:Intel's $20B Ohio factory could become world's largest ch... by cjenkins on Friday January 21, 2022 @08:05PM (#30032042)
How much does the cost of labor really factor into a 20B factory? Assume 200k fully loaded at 3000 people is 600M a year on labor. That's not nothing but it seems pretty insignificant if you can save enough on the actual buildout of the fab(s).
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Re:Intel's $20B Ohio factory could become world's largest ch... by mNovak on Friday January 21, 2022 @06:34PM (#30031373)
Everyone is claiming this a race to the bottom on labor, but I'm not sure about that. Sure it's probably cheap compared to SV, but there are cheaper places too.

The state is claiming the average salary for the fab workers is going to be $135k. Maybe I'm missing something, but that's a very comfortable life in this part of the country.

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Re:Intel's $20B Ohio factory could become world's largest ch... by thehappypm on Friday January 21, 2022 @09:06PM (#30032477)
I wouldn’t call it a race to the bottom. It’s more about a large workforce that’s educated and has some skills and a culture for making things, and also doesn’t need $300k to buy a house.
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Re:Intel's $20B Ohio factory could become world's largest ch... by BurningFrog on Friday January 21, 2022 @08:13PM (#30032101)
[opinion]

We should race to the bottom, and employ the poorest people possible!

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Re:Intel's $20B Ohio factory could become world's largest ch... by ericmay on Friday January 21, 2022 @06:21PM (#30031258)
Balanced with other things I think. Ohio doesn’t have the cheapest labor in the US. Probably would be cheaper in Mississippi or maybe Georgia or Tennessee but I’m not sure.
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