Factory or farm? Oregon may alter land use for chipmakers

Factory or farm? Oregon may alter land use for chipmakers

Aaron Nichols walked past rows of kale growing on his farm, his knee-high brown rubber boots speckled with some of the richest soil on earth, and gazed with concern toward fields in the distance. Just over the horizon loomed a gigantic building of the semiconductor chipmaker Intel.For exactly 50 years, the farms and forests that ring Oregon's metropolitan centers have been protected from urban sprawl by the nation’s first statewide law that plac…

Factory or farm? Oregon may alter land use for chipmakers - West Hawaii Today

NORTH PLAINS, Ore. — Aaron Nichols walked past rows of kale growing on his farm, his knee-high brown rubber boots speckled with some of the richest soil on earth, and gazed with concern toward fields in the distance. Just over the horizon loomed a gigantic building of the semiconductor chipmaker Intel.

Oregon may alter land boundaries for chipmakers

Oregon lawmakers are considering a bill that would allow the governor to expand urban growth boundaries for semiconductor-related industries.

Factory or farm? Oregon may alter land use for chipmakers

Workers walk on a skybridge to and from a large Intel facility in Hillsboro, Ore., on March 17, 2023. Intel, which produces semiconductor chips, is Oregon's biggest corporate employer. Lawmakers are considering a bill that would allow the governor to expand urban growth boundaries for semiconductor-related industries. (AP Photo/Andrew Selsky)NORTH PLAINS, Ore. (AP) — Aaron Nichols walked past rows of kale growing on his farm, his knee-high brown…

Oregon may alter land use for chipmakers

NORTH PLAINS — Aaron Nichols walked past rows of kale growing on his farm, his knee-high brown rubber boots speckled with some of the richest soil on earth, and gazed with concern toward fields in the distance.