Samsung Invests $3.6 Billion

Austin gets biggest foreign investment in the U.S.

"...and City Manager Marc Ott announced this morning that Samsung Electronics is expanding its Austin operations in a big..."

June 9, 2010 News Post by Katherine Gregor

Samsung-Adjacent Affordable Housing Complex Is Probably Not Cheap Enough for Factory Workers

What does “affordable” really mean?

"...A new affordable housing development adjacent to the massive Samsung chip factory will bring 537 units to Northeast Austin..."

Oct. 16, 2023 News Post by Mae Lackey

Travis County Allows Mystery (Samsung?) Project to Seek Tax Incentives

Say yes to the ... Silicon Silver?

"...have reported on widespread suspicions that "Silicon Silver" is Samsung Semicon­duct­or's proposed massive new chipmaking plant; a county official..."

Feb. 5, 2021 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

Samsung Spill Kills Off Aquatic Life Near Harris Branch

Up to 763,000 gallons of acidic waste discharged into Harris Branch Creek tributary

"...over a period of more than 100 days, the Samsung Austin Semiconductor facility discharged up to 763,000 gallons of..."

Feb. 4, 2022 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Point Austin: Samsung's Domain

The city eagerly raises the corporate incentive flag, and we're all expected to salute

"..."Economic Development Agreement" between the city of Austin and Samsung Austin Semiconductor, L.L.C. (most recent available draft dated Aug...."

Aug. 19, 2005 News Column by Michael King

Austin at Large: Brightness on the Edge of Town

Samsung’s Taylor expansion lights up needs, opportunities in the Eastern Crescent

"...announcement last month that it would build its next semiconductor manufacturing facility in what is now a bunch of..."

Dec. 10, 2021 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Postmarks

Don't Dissolve District

"...announcement of the massive expansion of the Oak Hill semiconductor manufacturing facility is not meeting with a flurry of..."

May 1, 1998 Column

Let Them Eat Cake

The Return of Tax Giveaways

"...who are mediating between the city and five unnamed semiconductor companies, argue that without the plants, Austin will lose..."

May 5, 1995 News Feature by Alex de Marban

Off the Desk:

"...launched a red-baiting attack on the much-wooed and oft-praised Samsung Corporation. During their June 25 talk show, Sammy and..."

July 5, 1996 News Feature

Point Austin: Jobs to Go

The sunny side of the state's assault on social services

"...be able to get jobs delivering pizza to high-tipping Samsung employees. Speaking of Samsung, last week, after we went..."

Oct. 21, 2005 News Column by Michael King

Radio Bullies

"...Jana Birchum Last year, the radio duo accused the Samsung semiconductor company, which is building a huge factory here..."

July 18, 1997 News Column by Lee Nichols

Prairie Fires

Dessau Road Burns With New Boom Fever

"...along Dessau Road. The on-again, off-again mating ritual between Samsung Semiconductor and the City of Austin will, one assumes,..."

Nov. 3, 1995 News Feature

Going 'All Out' for Sochi

Corporate actions still speak louder than words

"...to be taking place here in Austin, home of Samsung Semiconductor, whose parent company is an International Olympic Committee..."

Feb. 5, 2014 Qmmunity Post by Lawrence Everett Forbes

As Austin Grows, So Does the Risk of Flood

Forget the 100-year storms. City flooding happens all the time, often right in your backyard.

"...a 16.45-acre undeveloped property in Northeast Austin near the Samsung semiconductor plant. The request was to rezone the tract..."

April 21, 2017 News Feature by Joseph Caterine

Austin: “Strong, Unique, and Special”

“State of the City” emphasizes change, permanence, independence

"...of Austin’s success through change and innovation Willie Nelson, Samsung Semiconductor, Alamo Drafthouse, Dell, Richard Linklater, Robert Rodriguez, etc...."

Jan. 30, 2017 News Post by Michael King

Servicing the Public or Public Service?

"...* Diana Granger, former city attorney, now lobbies for Samsung Semiconductor Inc. Granger quit the city in July of..."

Aug. 9, 1996 News Feature

Wanted: High-Tech Labor, Will Train

Will a Tight Labor Market Short Circuit Austin's High-Tech Industry?

"...other high-tech manufacturers in Austin are not cheering for Samsung to locate here. Why?..."

Aug. 11, 1995 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Wasn't It FABulous?

Economic and environmental consequences of high tech plant closings are potentially grim.

"...the list of across-the-board casualties continues to mount: Major semiconductor firms are closing factories, companies are either folding or..."

Nov. 2, 2001 News Feature by Amy Smith

Off the Desk

"...fresh school." Call 472-8270 to get involved. -- R.A. Samsung Storms Austin One false start and six months of..."

Jan. 19, 1996 News Feature

Postmarks

Do the Right Thing

"...Waste Mangement Samsung Paying Its Way..."

March 27, 1998 Column

Austin @ Large: Free Money!

The city is broke, so why are we giving candy to corporate strangers?

"...napkin) of the incentives approved unanimously last week for Samsung, which is already here, and Home Depot, which is..."

July 2, 2004 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Home-Grown Workers

Is Austin's Job Boom Trickling Down to the People?

"...companies such as Applied Materials, Motorola, and most recently Samsung, to the area. For 26-year-old John DeLeon, a beginning..."

March 27, 1998 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Off the Desk

"...December 6, including Lee Kun Hee, chairman of the Samsung Group, as part of an anti-corruption sweep by the..."

Dec. 22, 1995 News Feature

State of the City

Mayor Lee Leffingwell delivered his state of the city address at a Real Estate Council of Austin luncheon on Tuesday, Feb. 2

"...Dell, IBM, Freescale, Applied Materials, AMD, Solectron, National Instruments, Samsung, Apple, and many others, earned us the nickname "Silicon..."

Feb. 5, 2010 News Feature

State of the City Address

As delivered by Mayor Lee Leffingwell today

"...Dell, IBM, Freescale, Applied Materials, AMD, Solectron, National Instruments, Samsung, Apple, and many others, earned us the nickname “Silicon..."

Feb. 2, 2010 News Post by Lee Nichols

News Roundup: Marriage (In)equality, Buehler, and the Mayor

Paxton vs. true love; Buehler civil suit dismissed; and more

"...in the last decade, especially since the arrival of Samsung Austin Semiconductor. Numbers were flying about the amount of..."

Feb. 23, 2015 News Post by the News Staff

Naked City

Austin Stories

"...week getting a firsthand look at jobs in the semiconductor industry, through a program sponsored by the Semiconductor Equipment..."

Aug. 2, 2002 News Feature

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Taylor, Texas, just outside Austin as the site of Samsung's new $17 billion chip-making plant. Austin is already home..."

Nov. 26, 2021 News Feature

Council: No Rest for the Weary

Zoning debates dominate the meeting that nearly never was

"...pass. And there's a dollop of good news for Samsung – which presumably could use it – with the..."

Nov. 11, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...staff the go-ahead to ink economic development deals with Samsung Austin Semiconductor and with Home Depot worth (together) more..."

June 25, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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