Mesa

Apple has big plans in Mesa, Arizona: following the legal debate with the bankrupt GT Advanced, which resulted in major job cuts, the iPhone maker plans to take over the facility it owns and transform it into a global command centre by investing $2 billion to reshape it, reports CNBC. "This multibillion-dollar project is one...

When GT Advanced announced its surprise bankruptcy filing, the first reaction from Apple was to stress that it is working to preserve the jobs in the Mesa, Arizona, factory. More than a month after the initial announcement, Apple has reinforced its commitment to keeping jobs by repurposing the building they bought for more than $100...

Apple sapphire supplier GT Advanced’s bankruptcy protection filing was followed yesterday by a plan for mass layoffs at its Mesa facility, which, by the way, was bought and leased by Apple (via AZCentral). To "stop the bleeding," GT Advanced plans to permanently eliminate 727 jobs at the plant, a public notification sent to Mesa City...

AZ Central reports (via MacRumors) that Apple was granted a tax break for the company to continue the development of the Mesa factory, which the company will lease to GT Advanced to produce sapphire glass: The Gilbert Public Schools' governing board on Monday voted 5-0 in favor of allowing a tax break for Apple Inc.,...

GT Advanced announced yesterday that it will employ 700 people in a new Apple facility in Mesa, Arizona, where GT will make sapphire glass. The deal — which involves a $578-million advance payment from Apple toward GT – has drawn praise from Governor Jan Brewer and from a variety of Arizona officials. It turns out,...