Micron

A Central New York lawmaker is earning praise for helping secure a tax credit aimed at strengthening U.S. manufacturing and semiconductor production.

Environmental and labor advocates are asking for more time to review Micron’s massive environmental report, approved just one day earlier by the Onondaga County Industrial Development Agency.

OCIDA approves the report, public comment period begins and public hearing sessions to be held at Liverpool High School.

An agreement between Micron and the White House removes uncertainty over whether the microchip manufacturer would receive billions in aid to build a facility in Central New York.

County executive McMahon originally thought the statement release would happen in early June. He calls the process "pretty substantial" and reassured residents, "Everybody wants to get it right."

The two-year electromechanical technology program launched in Fall 2023, and about a dozen are graduating this spring. Twenty more graduate in December.

Kathy Hochul's plans include 30,000 new homes over 10 years in the Syracuse area. State budget contains new law ensuring homebuyers' real estate offers must be considered first for 90 days before private equity firms.

Onondaga County lawmakers approve loaning the county's industrial development agency $27 million to purchase land for supply chain companies.

A bipartisan bill in Congress could strengthen the future of Micron’s $100 billion semiconductor plant in Clay. The legislation would expand a key manufacturing tax credit to support long-term investment and job growth in the region.

The Onondaga County executive says the public comment period is already extended when it begins in early June.