Apple Turns Dirt for $1B Austin Campus
The new campus will be a $1 billion 3-million-square-foot site that is to house an initial 5,000 employees when it opens in 2022, later growing to 15,000.
AUSTIN, TX—Apple has begun construction on its new Austin campus, on a site close to where it says the 2019 Mac Pro has already entered production. The tech firm expects to open the plant in 2022.
The new campus is a $1 billion 3-million-square-foot site that is to house an initial 5,000 employees, later growing to 15,000. Apple already employs around 7,000 people in Austin, and says that this is an expansion of more than 50% in the last five years.
“With the construction of our new campus in Austin now underway, Apple is deepening our close bond with the city, and the talented and diverse workforce that calls it home,” said Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO. “Responsible for 2.4 million American jobs and counting, Apple is eager to write our next chapter here and to keep contributing to America’s innovation story.”
Apple’s plans for the new campus include working with local firm Bartlett Tree Experts to both preserve and increase the number and range of trees on its site. The campus will feature thousands of trees, plus a publicly accessible 50-acre nature and wildlife area. It will all be powered by 100% renewable energy.
The work in Texas is part of Apple’s plan to increase US investment, and the company says it is on track to contribute $350 billion to the economy between 2018 and 2023. The Advanced Manufacturing Fund has already contributed to the state with a $390 award to Finisar, a laser research firm in Sherman that makes components for the Face ID system.