Applied Optoelectronics breaks ground on 210k sq ft facility; investment upped to $300M

APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC.

Broke ground on 210,000 sq ft manufacturing facility at 1111 Gillingham St., Sugar Land, TX.
Plans to increase facility and HQ investment from $150M to potentially $300M by end of next year.
Committed to creating 500 local jobs for automated production lines programming.
Facility targets AI/datacenter demand; aims to make AOI largest US supplier of optical transceivers.
Contractors include LCC3 Solutions Inc. and Atlantic Building Consultant & Services.

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