[ghaff]

Well, I'm sure it's a lot cheaper to build a new fab in Ohio than CA and the other three states are expansions of existing fabs. In spite of being HQd in CA, Intel doesn't even have a full fab there for whatever combination of reasons.

[namekyd]

Does Ohio have the right skills in its labor market though, or will Intel be building from scratch? With the other locations, they already have fans in the area and expanding a workforce is easier than building it from nothing.

Ohio’s labor, land, and water are definitely cheaper. And it’s seismically stable.

I wonder if there is anything to do with ease of shipping there, either by rail or by Great Lakes + Erie Canal or St Lawrence river that make it ideal for Intel

[ghaff]

I don't know the skills situation in Ohio although GlobalFoundries has a fab in upstate NY and is building a second one. They need specific skills of course, but they can also pay very well relative to the local market.