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Apple to spend $1 billion on Austin campus

Andy Uhler Dec 13, 2018
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A sign for an Apple Inc. campus on Riata Vista Circle is seen on Dec. 13, 2018 in Austin, Texas. Apple announced it will be spending $1 billion on a new campus in North Austin that will initially employ 5,000 and potentially increase to 15,000 workers. Drew Anthony Smith/Getty Images

Apple to spend $1 billion on Austin campus

Andy Uhler Dec 13, 2018
A sign for an Apple Inc. campus on Riata Vista Circle is seen on Dec. 13, 2018 in Austin, Texas. Apple announced it will be spending $1 billion on a new campus in North Austin that will initially employ 5,000 and potentially increase to 15,000 workers. Drew Anthony Smith/Getty Images
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Tech giant Apple is investing in a Texas city that has been growing at an incredible clip over the past couple of decades. What will the move mean for Austin?

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