(WXYZ) — More than $300 million in federal funding is coming to Michigan to help expand the state’s semiconductor industry.
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced Monday that the Biden-Harris administration will donate $325 million to Michigan-based manufacturing company Hemlock Semiconductor to build a new facility.
Hemlock Semiconductor is one of the largest manufacturers of ultra-high purity polysilicon used in electronics and solar panels.
The facility is expected to bring 180 permanent manufacturing jobs and more than 1,000 construction jobs to the area.
The funding was part of the CHIPS and Science Act, which aims to bring supply chains and “cutting-edge” jobs to the United States, according to the governor’s office. According to the governor’s office, this is the largest CHIPS investment to date in Michigan.
“Today, Hemlock Semiconductor, a cutting-edge Michigan company, secured a proposed $325 million investment from the Biden-Harris administration, creating 180 high-wage jobs and expanding the “We have built a new facility to support the production of polysilicon, a critical material used in electronic devices around the world,” Governor Gretchen Whitmer said in a press release. “HSC is one of the many Michigan-based companies leading the future of advanced manufacturing. Thanks to the Biden-Harris Administration’s bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act and the U.S. Department of Commerce, you can Together, we are securing HSC’s global leadership in a strong domestic supply chain that produces the semiconductor chips needed for everything from AI applications to high-paying jobs and cutting-edge investments. We’re strengthening our national and economic security by ensuring that America is right here at home. Let’s build the future we all want, a future where America leads.”
In addition to federal funding, Michigan is also supporting the project with $40 million from the Make It in Michigan Competitiveness Fund.
Learn more about HSC here.
