Micron News
Chipmaking plant will bring new era of manufacturing
Micron Technology’s plan to build a chipmaking plant in the town of Clay is a historic moment for Upstate New York, full of opportunity and challenges for decades.
Watch video: Hearing on Micron eviction ends with pepper spray, shouting, man’s removal
Onondaga County sheriff's deputies removed a disruptive man from the meeting after accidentally deploying pepper spray
Over 150 people pack Clay hearing to fight eviction of 91-year-old widow for Micron project
The county promised Azalia King 20 years ago she could live out her life in the house.
McMahon says county has made offer to widow it’s trying to evict for massive Micron project
Despite a 2005 agreement allowing Azalia King to live in her home until death, officials say the $100 billion semiconductor project cannot proceed with the house in place.
County approves Micron project, giving the chipmaking complex its biggest boost yet
Onondaga County also started the process of selling 800 acres to Micron.
91-year-old Clay widow sues Onondaga County to stop eviction from Micron site
The agreement signed in 2005 gave Azalia King the right to live the rest of her life in the house on Caughdenoy Road.
Evicting 91-year-old woman for Micron project is cruel (Your Letters)
Being forced to move out of one's longrime residence is both emotionally and physically difficult in advanced old age, says the letter writer, a social work professor emeritus.
County delays for a day crucial meeting to formally approve Micron project in Clay
The county development agency will also vote on giving Micron more than $2 billion in tax breaks.
After industry exodus, CNY is hardly in position to gripe about Micron tax breaks (Your Letters)
Addition of jobs and growth are a worthwhile tradeoff, says the letter writer. Instead, we should focus on getting tax-exempt institutions to pay more for public services.
Onondaga County ratchets up pressure on 91-year-old widow to leave home on Micron site
The county has been pressuring Azalia King for months as the Micron project has picked up momentum.
Micron chip factories in Upstate NY will be delayed by 2-3 years, company says
The first factory won’t open until eight years after Micron announced its plans to build in Clay.
Clay residents split on Micron getting $2 billion break on sales, property taxes
Micron would pay about $1.3 million to schools and local governments.
Micron’s mammoth property tax break examined: Is it a good deal for schools?
County says slashing property taxes for Micron was critical to landing the company's investment.
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