Micron awaits big decision on how much feds will kick in for $100 billion chip plant

Micron in Clay

A rendering shows Micron Technology's planned semiconductor fabrication plant in Clay, N.Y. Micron says the $100 billion plant will create 9,000 jobs over 20 years and four times that many support positions at related suppliers and service companies. (Micron Technology)

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The federal government is about to make a key decision: how much money it will put up to help Micron Technology with its planned $100 billion computer chip plant in the Syracuse area.

Micron applied to the U.S. Department of Commerce in August for a massive grant that could total $3 billion or more to support construction of up to four manufacturing plants at White Pine Commerce Park in the town of Clay.

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