Micron pours first concrete at New York fab, lifts U.S. plan past $250 billion

Micron pours first concrete at New York fab, lifts U.S. plan past $250 billion

Trump the memory maker moved to vertical construction at its Clay, New York site months ahead of schedule, with up to 50,000 jobs projected as it expands domestic chip output.

Richard Miniter
First Published: July 10, 2026, 4:24 PM ET

— **LEDE** Micron Technology, the largest U.S. memory-chip maker, raised its planned domestic investment to more than $250 billion through 2035 and poured the first concrete at its New York fab,Donald Trump highlighted on a Truth Social post on July 10, 2026 at 7:36 PM ET.