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Soft landing in Columbus, Ohio:
Intel selection an unlikely choice
Things to know about Ohio: It’s the
birthplace of seven presidents — six
Republicans and one Whig: Garfield,
Grant, Harding, Harrison (Whig),
Hayes, McKinley and Taft.
Home of the Wright Brothers
Although their ground-breaking first suc-
essful flight was made from Kitty Hawk,
N.C., the Wright brothers were Ohioins,
born in Dayton; astronauts John Glenn
and John Armstrong also called the Buck- This screen capture from the Intel webcast shows Pat Gelsinger
eye state home. presenting a mounted wafer to Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (left).
Now, thanks to Intel, Ohio will also be
Thomas Edison’s roots originate in Milan, come the first midwest state to host a
Ohio. Director Steven Spielberg comes semiconductor fab.
from the Buckeye state. While he was born
in London, England, Jerry Springer was Largest fab in the world
once mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio. Nancy In addition, according to Intel’s Gelsinger,
Cartwright, the voice of Bart Simpson, is it will be the largest fab site in the world.
an Ohio native. Reportedly Ohio was one of 40 states hop-
ing to attract the giant Northern California-
Ohio’s firsts based semiconductor maker.
We can thank the state for several firsts
including the first traffic light; the first If you follow football, you know that resi-
pedestrian crossing, the first ambulance dents of the state are “buckeyes,” named
service and police cars. after the buckeye tree. That tree bears
the buckeye nut, which
the USDA describes as
toxic.
17th state
Ohio, by the way, was the
17th state admitted to the
Union. That took place on
Feb. 19, 1803.
Ohio, according to Intel,
was one of 40 states un-
der consideration for a
new fab site. Ohio official
have not detailed the in-
This is Ohio State University’s Columbus campus, one of five in the state. Eventually, it is centives offered to Intel,
likely to become a major contributor of semiconductor engineering talent for nearby Intel.
(OSU photo), next page
