Trump hails Apple plans for new Texas campus 0 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy Agence France-PresseUS President Donald Trump thanked Apple chief Tim Cook on Friday after the tech giant unveiled plans for a $1 billion campus in Texas that is expected to create thousands of jobs outside its Silicon Valley base. “Thank you to @tim_cook for agreeing to expand operations in the U.S. and thereby creating thousands of jobs!” Trump posted on Twitter. The new campus will be near Apple’s existing facility in Austin — which employs 6,200 workers — and will initially add 5,000 employees, with room to grow to 15,000. Employees at the new Apple campus will work in departments including engineering, research, operations, finance, sales, and customer support, Apple said in a statement.

Source: Manila Bulletin December 15, 2018 02:48 UTC