Apple's Kentucky iPhone glass plant will add 200 permanent jobs
A Kentucky-based glass plant is poised to become a much bigger piece of the iPhone supply chain, with hundreds of both long-term and temporary jobs expected as production ramps up. Apple wants the glass for every iPhone to be made in Kentucky Apple has been getting glass for iPhone for 20 years from Kentucky. Specifically, in Harrodsburg, Kentucky, where the tech giant plans to expand manufacture…
Apple is set to significantly expand its iPhone glass production in Kentucky, announcing plans to add 200 permanent jobs to the local workforce. The move comes after the company invested $2.5 billion in Kentucky over the past year, with the aim of doubling employment and tripling production capacity. The glass plant in Harrodsburg, Kentucky, which has been supplying Apple with glass for iPhones and Apple Watches for the past 20 years, will see increased output as production ramps up.
Apple COO Sabih Khan and U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick recently toured the Corning Inc. facility, highlighting the company's commitment to strengthening its supply chain in the U.S.
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