Report: Intel delays groundbreaking for its semiconductor plant in Ohio

NEW ALBANY — A groundbreaking scheduled next month for Intel’s multibillion-dollar manufacturing facility in Licking County has been put on hold, our partners at 10TV in Columbus are reporting.

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Intel announced in January that it is building a $20 billion chip building plant in New Albany, which will employ about 3,000 people as well as 7,000 construction jobs.

“We are excited to begin construction on a new leading-edge semiconductor manufacturing plant in Ohio,” Intel said in a statement. “As we said in our January announcement, the scope and pace of our expansion in Ohio will depend heavily on funding from the CHIPS Act.”

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Both the U.S. Senate and U.S. House have passed bills that allot more than $52 billion for semiconductor production and research. Grants and loans from the federal government would subsidize some of the cost of building or renovating semiconductor plants.

“It is time for Congress to act so we can move forward at the speed and scale we have long envisioned for Ohio,” Intel said in a statement.

A spokesperson for Gov. Mike DeWine said preparations continue on the Ohio manufacturing facility and added that DeWine joined Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger in calling on Congress to pass the CHIPS Act, which Democrats in Congress are, “optimistic,” can happen soon.

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