Intel has had a big summer. How will it affect Oregon?

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Intel has had a big summer. How will it affect Oregon?

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Published on Sep 23, 2025, 12:42:20 PM
Total time: 00:21:30

Episode Description

Last month, President Trump announced that the federal government had obtained a 10% stake in Intel, Oregon’s largest private employer. Nvidia, one of Intel’s biggest competitors, announced last week that it would invest $5 billion in Intel. The company also got a $2 billion investment from SoftBank. Mike Wilkerson, director of Economic Research at ECOnorthwest, joins us to talk about what all this means for Intel and for Oregon.

 

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