Vermont's Essex Plant and New York's Fishkill Plant are part of the deal. IBM is PAYING Global Foundries to BUY the division.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/21/b...eports-weak-earnings.html?ref=technology&_r=0
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-...lfoundries-1-5-billion-to-take-chip-unit.html
Vermont officialdom is trying to spin this as a good development and that jobs will remain in Vermont. But GF has just opened a large facility in NY, has secured big tax breaks from NY, and really is interested in IBM's patents and personnel. It would appear that the writing is on the wall.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/21/b...eports-weak-earnings.html?ref=technology&_r=0
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-...lfoundries-1-5-billion-to-take-chip-unit.html
Vermont officialdom is trying to spin this as a good development and that jobs will remain in Vermont. But GF has just opened a large facility in NY, has secured big tax breaks from NY, and really is interested in IBM's patents and personnel. It would appear that the writing is on the wall.