A Kentucky-based glass plant is poised to become a much bigger piece of the iPhone supply chain, with hundreds of both long-term and temporary jobs expected as production ramps up.
Apple wants the glass for every iPhone to be made in Kentucky
Apple wants the glass for every iPhone to be made in Kentucky
Apple has been getting glass for iPhone for 20 years from Kentucky. Specifically, in Harrodsburg, Kentucky, where the tech giant plans to expand manufacture the glass for every iPhone and Apple Watch.
Apple COO Sabih Khan and U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick toured Corning Inc. on Friday. The tour comes one year after Apple had invested $2.5 billion more in Kentucky, hoping to double plant jobs and triple its current output.