Rochester, Buffalo, Syracuse receive federal funding to make Upstate New York a semiconductor hub

Rochester, N.Y. (WHAM) - Local leaders joined U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer on Tuesday at Monroe Community College downtown as he announced a highly sought-after federal investment worth approximately $40 million that aims to make Upstate New York an epicenter for the country's semiconductor future.
Rochester teamed up with Syracuse and Buffalo to create a semiconductor hub - the first to be designated with what's being called one of the most competitive awards in the country.
"It means within a few years, a quarter of all semiconductors made in the United States of America will be made within a few miles of our I-90 corridor - running from Albany to Syracuse to Rochester to Buffalo," Schumer said.
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[@shanac5536]

I read earlier about this place and it said that the plant was not a good idea because of how much electricity it would use. I don't know exactly the numbers but it was something like our entire regions use in our lifetime the plant needed in one day or some crazy amount. I noticed that there was no mention of how it was going to solved

[@alvincook8888]

Sounds like the same idea as the Old Erie Canal.

[@AustinMonson2000]

What about the people?

[@MnT_Travels]

I'm sure the kick back checks will be cashed no matter what actually gets done.