Intel has confirmed that construction and tool installation are fully underway at Fab 62, its sixth high-volume manufacturing facility at the company's Ocotillo campus in Chandler. Operations are expected to begin by the end of 2028.

Intel has operated in Chandler since 1980 and employs approximately 10,000 people. Fab 52, which opened in September 2025, was recently named Project of the Year by the Phoenix Business Journal. Intel previously said it planned to complete the build out of Fab 62 based on market demand and customer needs.

“Fab 62 is a long-term commitment to Chandler’s workforce and to the suppliers, contractors and local businesses that grow alongside Intel," said Micah Miranda, Chandler's Economic Development Director. "Investments like this are why global semiconductor and advanced manufacturing companies continue to choose Chandler, and why the next chapter of American manufacturing is being written here.”

Phoenix Business Journal article

The City of Chandler is launching a community attraction campaign focused on Chandler’s long-term future.

Like many communities, we are seeing demographic shifts that will shape our workforce, economy, and school enrollment over the next 5 to 10 years. This campaign gets ahead of those trends by sharing Chandler’s job growth, safe neighborhoods, family amenities, and high-achieving schools with the young families and professionals who will sustain our community for decades to come.

This effort is a partnership with Chandler Unified School District, Kyrene School District, Mesa Public Schools, and Tempe Union High School District, along with the Chandler Industrial Development Authority.

Work begins in November with a stakeholder-driven discovery phase to ensure the campaign reflects what residents, families, and partners love about Chandler.

For more information on the campaign and its importance, check out the recent ABC15 Arizona feature story.

Chandler has been ranked the 8th safest city for new homeowners in a recent nationwide study from smart home security company Vivint.

More than 90 U.S. cities were ranked based on property crime rate, home security infrastructure and additional metrics that point to how accessible a market is to young buyers and how much it is drawing new residents.

This latest ranking joins a growing list of accolades that recognize the City of Chandler's ability to provide both economic opportunity and a great place to live. In 2026, Chandler has been ranked:

• 8th best city for first-time homebuyers
• 14th best city for jobs
• 14th happiest city
• 16th best place to live
• 18th best large city to start a business
• 19th hardest-working city

The Chandler Innovation Fair (CIF) is coming back for its 16th year on Saturday, Feb. 20, 2027. Co-hosted by the City of Chandler and Chandler Unified School District, this free, family-friendly celebration fills downtown with 160+ hands-on exhibits from local innovators, tech companies, artists and students from schools across the Chandler area.

Science-oriented companies and organizations are invited to participate as exhibitors. There are also opportunities to help sponsor the event. Partner with the Chandler Innovation Fair and put your brand in front of thousands of students, families, educators and community leaders, all while fueling STEM education across the Chandler area.

The City of Chandler is one of only a few cities that can say the entire semiconductor value chain lives within its borders, from design to fab to test. Here's a high-level look at some of the companies that make up our semiconductor ecosystem:

• Chip design: Arm, Cirrus Logic, Analog Devices

• Chip Manufacturing: Intel, whose Fab 52 (the fifth high-volume fab at its Ocotillo Campus) now produces its most advanced chips on the 18A process, NXP Semiconductors, Microchip Technology Inc. (corporate HQ) and Everspin Technologies (corporate HQ and MRAM fab)

• Equipment: ASML, Applied Materials, Tokyo Electron US, Edwards Vacuum, Yield Engineering Systems, Daifuku, DISCO Hi-Tec America, EMD Electronics

• Test: Advantest

• Materials & Services: Rogers Corporation, Isola Group, Brewer Science, TOCALO Co Ltd, Air Products



• Engineering: Bechtel Corporation (semiconductor and battery markets)

"Chandler didn't become a semiconductor hub by accident," said Micah Miranda, Economic Development Director. "Decades of partnership with industry have built an ecosystem where a company can find its customers, suppliers, and talent just down the road."

Expanding or relocating a semiconductor operation? Our Economic Development team is ready to help.

Chandler Endeavor is a free business incubator program sponsored by the city and managed by community entrepreneurship leaders from ASU's J. Orin Edson Entrepreneurship + Innovation Institute. On Wednesday, Nov. 4, Chandler Endeavor will host its next monthly forum where participants will explore important business topics, share ideas, build relationships, and join in a fireside chat with an experienced founder.

Monthly Forum

Date: Wednesday, Nov. 4

Time: 5 - 7 p.m.

Location: ASU Chandler Innovation Center, 249 E Chicago St 

More information and to register

As part of the fall cohort, monthly forums will be held on the first Wednesday of each month culminating with the Venture Challenge pitch competition on Dec. 2.