On a snow-blanketed Friday in January 2026, senior officials from both of the major U.S. political parties convened in the small town of Clay, situated in central New York, to jointly break ground on Micron Technology’s ambitious new semiconductor manufacturing complex. With an estimated total investment of $100 billion, the project—located near Syracuse—is projected to generate thousands of local jobs over the next two decades, offering a much-needed boost to a region still reeling from the economic downturn caused by the decline of traditional manufacturing industries.
