Corning and Meta Celebrate Start of Construction on Cable Manufacturing Expansion in North Carolina to Support AI Buildout

Corning, Meta launch $6 billion AI boom in Hickory

Corning Inc. (NYSE: GLW) and Meta Platforms (Nasdaq: META) started construction today on a $267 million expansion of Corning’s optical cable manufacturing capacity in Hickory, part of a $6 billion agreement the two companies announced in January. The expansion will add 132 jobs and support the acceleration of advanced data centers in the U.S. to support Facebook’s parent company’s apps, technologies and AI objectives. Corning will supply Meta wi…

Corning and Meta Celebrate Start of Construction on Cable Manufacturing Expansion in North Carolina to Support AI Buildout

New capacity will supply advanced data centers with U.S.-made technology