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Two 'facility' stories November 2013 - December 2014

Watch: Behind the scenes look at Corning’s Gorilla Glass testing facility

9to5 Staff Dec 11 2014 - 4:06 pm PT

The team at uBreakiFix was recently invited to Corning’s Gorilla Glass testing facility in Corning, New York for an inside look at the science behind the ultra-durable glass found on iPhones, iPads and several other smartphones and tablets. The five-minute spot goes behind the scenes at Corning’s strength testing lab to show how durable Gorilla Glass is under stress and bending tests.
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Apple to build new manufacturing facility in Arizona with solar-power, will create 2000+ jobs

Mark Gurman Nov 4 2013 - 2:03 pm PT

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The State of Arizona today announced that Apple is planning to build a new manufacturing facility in the city of Mesa, Arizona. The facility will create 700 jobs for manufacturing, and an additional 1,300 jobs for the construction and management of the new facility, In total, Apple will be bringing at least 2,000 new jobs to the United States thanks to this new facility.

In addition to the manufacturing facility, Apple will be constructing a new solar power grid in the city to power the manufacturing operations, according to Arizona’s announcement:

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