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Wednesday, December 14, 2022
Biden visits TSMC amid huge industry boom BY FOOTHILLS FOCUS STAFF
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resident Joe Biden visited Arizona for the first time as president on Dec. 6 for a ceremony celebrating the first piece of equipment added to the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. microchip facility in North Phoenix. The Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) also revealed plans to construct a second semiconductor fabrication facility (fab) on-site, which will more than triple its total investment in Arizona from $12 billion to $40 billion. This is the largest Foreign Direct Investment in the state and one of the largest in U.S. history. As the semiconductor manufacturing industry is experiencing a boom, the president highlighted how TSMC’s investments are a product of his mission to improve the
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President Joe Biden visited Arizona for a ceremony celebrating the completion of the Taiwanese Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) microchip facility in Anthem. TSMC also announced its plans to construct a second semiconductor fabrication facility. (Courtesy of TSMC, Brodeur Partners)
Ryanhood comes to MIM with seasonal favorites
Tribe to supply CAP water to Rio Verde
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an Carlos Apache Reservation— The San Carlos Apache Tribe has reached a preliminary, one-year agreement with Dynamite Water Company to provide water for the Rio Verde Foothills community that faces a Jan. 1
deadline to secure a new water source. The tentative agreement calls for the Tribe to lease up to 200-acre-feet (65-million gallons) of its Central Arizona Project water allocation to Dynamite Water to help meet the immediate water needs for the Rio Verde Foothills community. A final agreement will require approvals
from U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs and the San Carlos Apache Tribe Council. “The Tribe is pleased to have the opportunity to provide assistance to Arizona communities in need of water and
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