Intel in Oregon
Intel confirms ‘multibillion-dollar’ Oregon expansion plans
Intel is among the world’s largest technology manufacturers and one of the most advanced semiconductor companies. It’s also Oregon’s largest corporate employer, with 22,000 assigned to its campuses in Washington County. Founded in 1968 by Robert Noyce and Gordon Moore — the latter known for Moore’s Law, an observation that computer power would roughly double every two years — Intel opened its first Oregon factory in 1976. Intel ultimately chose Oregon to be its main research site, and though company headquarters remain in California, the chipmaker employs more in Washington County than anywhere else it operates.
Intel resources
Intel boosts employees’ child care benefits
The chipmaker is Oregon's largest corporate employer. Its policies can set a benchmark for other businesses.
Nvidia’s riding high on AI, and it’s not by accident
The company is now worth over $3.2 trillion and briefly this week overtook Microsoft as the most valuable company in the S&P 500.
Intel trims more jobs amid ongoing cost cuts
Sales fell 20% in 2022 and another 14% last year.
Intel’s plans for $25 billion factory in Israel appear to have stalled
The chipmaker is among Israel's largest employers.
Intel shares drop sharply on flat outlook
The chipmaker forecast a dreary spring, another signal that its turnaround still has a long way to go.
Intel contractor sues for $550,000, says toxic chemicals in Oregon factory cost him his sense of taste and smell
Semiconductor manufacturing uses a variety of hazardous chemicals.
Intel bets its future on exotic, expensive tool that shoots lasers hotter than the sun
Late to the last generation of manufacturing technology, Intel wants to be out in front on the next.
Intel wins air quality permit for Oregon expansion despite underreporting carbon emissions
The reporting gaffe on greenhouse gases is Intel’s third major air quality issue in Oregon in recent years.
Intel reports fresh round of layoffs focused on sales, marketing
The chipmaker held a succession of layoffs last year but never disclosed how many Oregon workers lost their jobs.
Intel says its factories are money losers but promises a big turnaround; stock slides anyway
The company said this will be the worst year, financially, for its factories. Intel estimates breakeven is three years away.
Intel resumes employee air shuttle at Hillsboro Airport
The chipmaker stopped the popular flights a year ago amid a budget crunch.
What Intel’s $8.5 billion federal subsidy means for Oregon: Beat Check podcast
Also, how the Oregon Employment Department long-awaited computer upgrade hasn't resolved its unemployment insurance issues.
President Biden touts Intel’s $100 billion spending plan, aided by $8.5 billion in federal subsidies
Some of the money will help pay for a major factory expansion in Hillsboro.
Intel wins $8.5 billion in federal subsidies for chip factories, calls for more
"It took us three-plus decades to lose this industry. It’s not going to come back in three to five years.”
Former Intel CFO Stacy Smith is returning to the chipmaker as a member of its board
Once a candidate to be Intel's CEO, Smith retired from the company seven years ago.
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