Great news for Mesa and the entire East Valley!

Apple announced last week that it is coming to Mesa to create a manufacturing facility that will create about 2,000 jobs. Located at the former First Solar Inc. factory at Eastmark, the company plans to make high-tech glass for Apple products.

This will be the first significant Arizona presence for Apple Inc., which purchased the former First Solar building for its supplier, GT Advanced Technologies Inc. Along with the 700+ quality jobs that will be created at the plant in the first year, it is anticipated that the project will generate 1,300 construction and associated jobs.

On the other hand, Apple’s manufacturing partner Foxconn who is the major iPhone maker also announced yesterday its intention to move precision molding and robotic manufacturing headquater to US, most likely Arizona, to serve its US clients.

I will be watching this development closely and keep you folks posted.