/tags/globalfoundries GlobalFoundries en-US ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý Fri, 01 Mar 2024 21:20:24 GMT /local-news/2024-03-01/globalfoundries-to-invest-125-million-in-chips-funds-in-vermont GlobalFoundries will invest $125 million of a $1.5 billion reward the company received from the CHIPS and Science Act in Vermont. Fri, 01 Mar 2024 21:20:24 GMT /local-news/2024-03-01/globalfoundries-to-invest-125-million-in-chips-funds-in-vermont Corey Dockser /local-news/2024-02-19/biden-admin-providing-1-5-billion-to-globalfoundries-to-make-computer-chips-in-new-york-and-vermont The Biden administration said Monday that the government intends to provide $1.5 billion to the computer chip company GlobalFoundries to expand its domestic production in New York and Vermont. Mon, 19 Feb 2024 14:47:42 GMT /local-news/2024-02-19/biden-admin-providing-1-5-billion-to-globalfoundries-to-make-computer-chips-in-new-york-and-vermont John Boak, Associated Press /local-news/2022-12-20/globalfoundries-lays-off-nearly-150-vermont-workers-citing-economic-headwinds GlobalFoundries will lay off 148 employees in Vermont. The layoffs amount to about 7% of the company’s Vermont workforce. Tue, 20 Dec 2022 22:38:54 GMT /local-news/2022-12-20/globalfoundries-lays-off-nearly-150-vermont-workers-citing-economic-headwinds Henry Epp /local-news/2022-12-01/globalfoundries-will-cut-5-of-its-total-workforce-but-the-impact-on-vermont-employees-is-not-yet-clear GlobalFoundries will lay off close to 800 employees in coming weeks as the semiconductor company anticipates a downturn in demand for its products. Thu, 01 Dec 2022 20:55:10 GMT /local-news/2022-12-01/globalfoundries-will-cut-5-of-its-total-workforce-but-the-impact-on-vermont-employees-is-not-yet-clear Henry Epp /local-news/2022-11-14/despite-federal-subsidies-microchip-maker-globalfoundries-plans-job-cuts-hiring-freeze GlobalFoundries is implementing a hiring freeze and plans to cut its workforce, company leaders told employees in a memo last week. It’s not yet clear whether job cuts will impact the company’s plant in Essex Junction. Mon, 14 Nov 2022 22:03:08 GMT /local-news/2022-11-14/despite-federal-subsidies-microchip-maker-globalfoundries-plans-job-cuts-hiring-freeze Henry Epp /local-news/2022-10-21/regulators-approve-globalfoundries-plan-to-form-its-own-electric-utility-in-vermont The plan is aimed at lowering costs at the $30 billion dollar computer chip corporation’s Essex Junction factory. Fri, 21 Oct 2022 22:14:47 GMT /local-news/2022-10-21/regulators-approve-globalfoundries-plan-to-form-its-own-electric-utility-in-vermont Henry Epp /local-news/2022-10-17/globalfoundries-is-getting-30-million-to-upgrade-its-vermont-plant-and-hopes-more-federal-money-is-on-the-way GlobalFoundries will use the money to manufacture a new type of semiconductor at its facility in Essex Junction. If the company gets its way, there could soon be much more government money infused into the 65-year-old computer chip plant. Mon, 17 Oct 2022 21:44:05 GMT /local-news/2022-10-17/globalfoundries-is-getting-30-million-to-upgrade-its-vermont-plant-and-hopes-more-federal-money-is-on-the-way Henry Epp, Anna Van Dine /local-news/2022-08-02/what-the-federal-semiconductor-bill-could-mean-for-globalfoundries A bill passed by Congress last week will send over $52 billion to domestic computer chip makers. That includes GlobalFoundries, which operates a plant in Essex Junction and is Vermont’s largest private sector employer. The money could lead to more jobs and investment in Vermont. Tue, 02 Aug 2022 10:34:49 GMT /local-news/2022-08-02/what-the-federal-semiconductor-bill-could-mean-for-globalfoundries Henry Epp, Anna Van Dine /vpr-news/2022-03-11/globalfoundries-revises-its-utility-proposal-but-a-key-legal-question-remains Semiconductor manufacturer GlobalFoundries submitted a revised proposal Friday to buy electricity for its Essex Junction plant directly from the grid, bringing it in line with Vermont’s renewable energy requirements. But the proposal leaves questions about the plan’s legality. Fri, 11 Mar 2022 20:30:19 GMT /vpr-news/2022-03-11/globalfoundries-revises-its-utility-proposal-but-a-key-legal-question-remains Henry Epp /vpr-news/2022-02-22/globalfoundries-says-it-will-comply-with-vermonts-renewable-energy-requirements Semiconductor manufacturer GlobalFoundries says it will move forward with its proposal to become its own electric utility, after state regulators told the company last week that it could not skirt the state’s renewable energy standard. Tue, 22 Feb 2022 20:19:45 GMT /vpr-news/2022-02-22/globalfoundries-says-it-will-comply-with-vermonts-renewable-energy-requirements Henry Epp