Intel

Intel's Fab 42 facility in Chandler in 2017.

Last week came a major announcement about high-tech expansion in Arizona.

That followed on the heels of Taiwan Semiconductor’s plans to invest $12 billion in a north Phoenix factory. But is the area poised to become the “Silicon Desert” that has been pushed for years?

For more about all of that, The Show spoke with Steven Zylstra, president and CEO of the Arizona Technology Council.

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