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Welcome to National Hot Dog Day!
National Hot Dog Day was started by the North American Meat Institute in 1991 and began being promoted and organized by the National Hot Dog and Sausage Council after they were created by the institute in 1994. The day coincides with the Annual Hot Dog Lunch at Capitol Hill in Washington D.C., which is also sponsored by the North American Meat Institute. The lunch, which has taken place for decades, is a large hot dog picnic attended by lawmakers, administration officials, and Capitol Hill staff. The goal of the National Hot Dog and Sausage Council is for similar smaller events to be held around the country. Many national and local retailers have sponsored deals on the day. This holiday also takes place during National Hot Dog Month, which started in the 1950s.
SU News
https://www.si.com/college/syracuse...-training-camp-position-preview-defensive-end (SI; McAllister)
Syracuse football is expected to kick off training camp in the next few weeks or so with the season less than two months away. All Syracuse continues its series previewing each position headed into training camp with the defensive end position.
PREVIOUS POSITION PREVIEWS
Quarterback
Running Back
Tight End
Wide Receiver
Offensive Line
Defensive Tackle
WHAT WE KNOW
Caleb Okechukwu is one of the leaders of the entire defense. Okechukwu was one of the best defensive linemen in the ACC last season with seven sacks, two forced fumbles and a memorable pick six. The 6-4, 270 pounder is a big, physical athlete with a variety of pass rush moves at his disposal while also being solid against the run. On top of his physical traits, he is also one of the veteran leaders of the defense. Younger players look to him for guidance and he is very well respected in the locker room.
WHAT WE DON'T
Who will replace Jatius Geer? Geer transferred to South Carolina and the Orange is down one of its expected starting defensive ends. Geer started last season and recorded 3.5 sacks as a redshirt freshman. He flashed big time ability and was expected to have an even bigger year in 2023. It is definitely a big loss. So who fills that role as the starting defensive end opposite Okechukwu? Denis Jaquez and Kevin Jobity are the most likely candidates. Jaquez played in the first five games last season before suffering an injury while Jobity appeared in the final eight. Both were true freshmen who should expect to be better in year two.
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Here’s which players Syracuse football, other ACC programs are bringing to ACC Kickoff (PS; Leiker)
The ACC announced the 42 players who will attend the annual ACC Kickoff event July 25-27 in Charlotte on Tuesday.
Syracuse football’s representatives are coach Dino Babers, quarterback Garrett Shrader, linebacker Marlowe Wax and tight end Oronde Gadsden.
Every team brings its head coach and three players, traditionally at least one from each side of the ball and then a third wildcard of sorts. Ten of the 14 conference programs are bringing their quarterbacks to the event.
This is the second year Shrader will attend on behalf of SU. It’s his third year with the program and second as definitive starting QB, and he returns this fall from a procedure on his throwing arm that kept him out all of spring camp. Shrader has already been voted a captain for the 2023 season.
Wax, another captain for the upcoming season, will also attend. He was SU’s leading tackler in 2022 and has made 25 consecutive starts. Pro Football Focus listed him as the No. 8 returning linebacker nationally. Wax was also named to Phil Steele’s second All-ACC team.
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Keeping Up With The 315 7-18-23 (ESPN; radio; The 315)
Keeping Up With The 315 7-18-23
Brian Higgins goes down the ACC Kickoff rabbit hole with Syracuse announcing the three players they will be bringing in addition to head coach Dino Babers. Next, Brian preview the TBT preview show, which will take place at 2 PM on Thursday. Finally, can anyone get a ticket to see the Savannah Banana’s at NBT Bank Stadium?!
Syracuse football 2023 opponent preview: Purdue Boilermakers (TNIAAM; Ostrowski)
This one might feel familiar. Syracuse Orange football will follow up their second home game against Western Michigan with the first road trip of the season. It’s against the very same opponent from Week 3 of last year. But while the team is the same, the people that make up it are not...
Purdue Boilermakers
School: Purdue UniversityNickname: Boilermakers
Mascot: Purdue Pete
#BRAND Slogans: #BoilerUp, #TheTimeIsNow
Alternate #BRAND Slogan Suggestions: #BoilerDown or “Fool’s Gold and Black”
Recommended Blog: Hammer and Rails
Conference: Big Ten
History vs. Syracuse: As hinted at before, the Orange and Boilermakers clashed in 2022, and it ended up being SU’s game of the year. Garrett Shrader found Oronde Gadsden for a 25-yard touchdown with just seven seconds left in the 4th quarter, securing a literal last-minute comeback win 32-29. There was also a game in West Lafayette in 2004... but let’s forget that ever happened and move on.
Coach: Ryan Walters, First Season. For the second straight week, SU faces a true first-year head coach. Jeff Brohm went back to his alma mater of Louisville, so Purdue lured Walters from his Defensive Coordinator role at Illinois with a five-year contract offer. Prior to that, he spent seven years working with the Memphis defense, and also had stops in North Texas, Oklahoma, and Arizona. Walters played free safety for Colorado, who helped begin his coaching career in 2009.
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Syracuse Football: Preseason player prediction superlatives for the Orange (itlh; Fiello)
July is already over half over which means we are a little over a month away from the start of the Syracuse football season on September 2nd against Colgate at the JMA Wireless Dome.
And while I can’t wait for that and the ending of the humid summer season, I thought I’d have some fun writing about the upcoming season.
In the past, I’ve written poems and broken down the games one by one and even tried predictions and while I might still do something like that again, I realized I never really tried individually acknowledging players.
So this year, for fun purposes only, I’m going to make some fun player predictions for the season. Some I think will be likely and some are just to keep it lighthearted and fun.
So without further ado, here are my first-annual Orangealicious preseason player prediction superlatives. Please take them in the lighthearted and fun way I’m intending and the ones more reality-based not as a slight on others but just simply my gut feeling in mid-July.
Here are my 2023 preseason player prediction superlatives for Syracuse football.
Most Likely to Win A Fan Favorite Award:
Hard to best Caleb Okechukwu who since Josh Black graduated seemingly is the guy many Syracuse football fans on social media enjoy interacting with, and he was also instrumental in the #LeQuintCanPlay creation.
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2023 Trib HSSN Preseason Football All-Star Team: Aliquippa’s Tiqwai Hayes | Trib HSSN (tribhssn.com; Clark-Bey)
Aliquippa four-star running back Tiqwai “Tikey” Hayes is no longer an underclassman to watch whose commitment day is years down the road.
Hayes will soon get to choose from a slew of Division I offers, including Ohio State, Pitt, Penn State, West Virginia, Michigan State, Cincinnati, Louisville, Michigan, Maryland, Syracuse, UConn, UMass, UNLV, Marshall, Ohio and Central Michigan.
Hayes said he has recently been in close contact with Power 5 programs Wisconsin, Florida, Florida State and LSU as well.
Hayes is the No. 5 ranked junior in the state by .
Hayes is coming off a dominant sophomore season at Aliquippa, increasing his numbers from his freshman season, which is saying something. He rushed 245 times for 1,759 yards and 23 touchdowns as a freshman.
He then rushed 224 times for 2,011 yards and 34 touchdowns as a sophomore, leading the Quips to another WPIAL Class 4A championship with a 34-7 win over rival Central Valley at Acrisure Stadium.
Hayes rushed for 112 yards and three touchdowns in the championship game.
The Quips came up short in the state championship game against Bishop McDevitt, 41-18, at Chapman Field. Hayes rushed for 71 yards on 14 carries in the loss.
Hayes has great expectations for this season, looking to make a return to the state championship game.
“We have to continue to be conditioned because we are low on numbers,” Hayes said. “For the older guys, it definitely has be mental. We are dealing with inexperienced guys. It’s going to take our mentals and hard work.”
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ACC News
David Glenn on 2023 ACC Football - Mac & Bone Podcast (omny.fm; podcast; Mac and Bone)
David Glenn, host and writer for the North Carolina Sports Network and WCHL & Chapelboro, joins the show to tell you why there should be a lot of hope for Duke football and his expectations for the North Carolina and top of the conference.
SBJ College: Will The CW match ACC's RSN audience numbers? (SBJ; Smith)
A somewhat belated congrats to Jay Jacobs, who formally retired at the end of last month from the best job ever (that's what he called the No. 2 position at a major athletic department). Jacobs held that No. 2 role at Florida for the past five years after a long run as Auburn's AD.
Raycom games shift to The CW -- for now
Raycom sold off the last of its ACC football and men’s basketball inventory last week, sending 50 games to CW Network. This is the package of games that used to be distributed by Fox and, previously, Bally.Raycom used to sublicense these live rights from ESPN going back to 2010. Raycom then sublicensed those games -- typically one per week -- to Fox-branded and subsequently Bally-branded RSNs.
The Raycom arrangement runs through 2027. If The CW can clear even the same local markets for these 50 football and basketball games, the audience and reach for those ACC games should increase. This deal also helps The CW’s efforts to program their fall TV schedule.
The deal brings together several interested parties, one industry source said. Bally RSNs are part of the Diamond Sports Group (a Sinclair entity), The CW recently was acquired by Nexstar, while Raycom is part Gray Television.
ACC seeks top aide for commissioner
A couple of interesting job openings have come to the surface.- The ACC is seeking a newly created chief of staff role who will advise Commissioner Jim Phillips on strategies and initiatives for the conference. TurnkeyZRG is managing that search.
- The search for Rice’s AD job is being managed by Parker Executive Search. The Rice job previously was held by Joe Karlgaard, who recently left the Owls’ top job to become CEO of GSV Summit. Karlgaard led Rice into the AAC.
- Georgia is looking for an executive associate AD who will oversee strategic communications for the most dominant football team in the country. That role previously was overseen by Darlene Camacho.
2027 Revenue Bump - More than $3M each? (RX; HM)
2027 Revenue Bump - More than $3M each?
Just a quick little midnight post. All Sports Discussion found this video which says ACC TV revenue will climb to $40 million per school per year once the Raycom deal ends in 2027. Previously, I only heard about a $3M/school "bump" when those 50 events return to ESPN, but this potentially sounds like a lot more than that...
http://allsportsdiscussion.com/2023/07/18/acc-to-get-revenue-bump-in-2027-maybe-so/
...or is it a combination of small things, like the $3M bump plus the normal annual escalator? That would account for some, but not all, of that increase. Of course, maybe the source is incorrect, or maybe Joe Ovies is overestimating?
However, if this new information IS correct, it would put the ACC well ahead of the Big XII and Pac-10, and make it the clear #3 conference behind the SEC and B1G. There would still be a gap, but it would be more like $25M to $30M instead of $40M to $50M. That is huge!
Here's their tweet:
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Links, News, and Rumors 2023 July 17 (RX; HM)
Links, News, and Rumors 2023 July 17
U of SC at Miami Game Delayed One Week
FBSchedules reports: The South Carolina Gamecocks and the Miami Hurricanes have adjusted the date of one of their future football games, according to South Carolina’s 2023 football media guide. South Carolina and Miami previously signed a contract... to play football games on Sept. 5, 2026 at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia, S.C., and on Sept. 11, 2027 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla... the Gamecocks will now travel to take on the Hurricanes at Hard Rock Stadium on Sept. 18, 2027, one week later than originally scheduled.
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According to SaturdayBlitz, These 5 college football contenders are the most likely to disappoint in 2023
So I guess that means they don't expect the two ACC contenders - Clemson and FSU - to flop!
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2023 GameDay Predictions
From Athlon Sports: Week-by-week 'College GameDay' predictions for 2023 CFB season...
Best Fan Bases, by State (2023) (RX; HM)
Best Fan Bases, by State (2023)
(The OP says it was updated Feb. 2023)
Who has the best fans in every state?
From StadiumTalk: Best College Football Fan Bases by State, along with lots of "honorable mentions", for states with D-I football programs; comments are included for the ACC states:
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Attendees Announced for 2023 ACC Football Kickoff (theacc.com)
The Atlantic Coast Conference announced Wednesday the 42 student-athletes who will attend the 2023 ACC Football Kickoff, July 25-27, at The Westin Charlotte in Charlotte, North Carolina. For the third consecutive year, each of the league’s 14 teams will bring three players to the annual event.
ACC Network will broadcast live from the ACC Football Kickoff. The three days of expansive coverage will begin at 9 a.m. every day and the 24/7 national network dedicated to ACC sports will provide the event’s most robust television coverage to date.
Among the offensive players in attendance at ACC Kickoff will be 11 quarterbacks, eight offensive linemen, three tight ends, two running backs and a wide receiver. Defensively, eight defensive linemen are scheduled to attend, joining five linebackers and four defensive backs.
The ACC continued to establish itself as the Conference of Quarterbacks in 2022, and many of the leading players return this season. Four of the quarterbacks at this year’s event ranked among the ACC’s top five in passing yards per game last season – North Carolina’s Drake Maye (308.6 – 1st), Florida State’s Jordan Travis (247.2 – 3rd), Duke’s Riley Leonard (228.2 – 4th) and NC State’s Brennan Armstrong (221.0 – 5th; while at Virginia).
Maye, the 2022 ACC Player of the Year, tied for the ACC lead with 38 passing touchdowns, two scores shy of the conference freshman record set by Florida State’s Jameis Winston in 2013. Maye’s 4,321 passing yards was the most ever by a freshman and ranks fifth all-time in the ACC.
Travis, who has thrown for nearly 5,900 yards in his time at FSU, returns after being Pro Football Focus’ (PFF) highest-graded FBS quarterback and the ACC’s highest-graded offensive player in the ACC (91.7). The West Palm Beach, Florida, native accounted for 32 touchdowns a season ago, the third-highest total in program history.
On the defensive side, the ACC’s top tackler in North Carolina’s Cedric Gray will be at this year’s event. Gray posted a Power-5 best 145 tackles with 82 solos in 2022, 27 tackles higher than second place. Miami’s Kam Kinchens, who paced the conference with six interceptions a season ago, will represent the Hurricanes at this year’s event. Kinchens was the first Miami DB to lead the ACC in interceptions since Artie Burns had six in 2015.
The ACC Kickoff student-athletes hail from 14 states with eight from Florida and six from North Carolina and Virginia. Georgia, New Jersey, Ohio and Pennsylvania will have three student-athletes apiece, while Maryland and New York will have two players each. Five states are each represented by one player, along with Ruisbroek, Belgium (Georgia Tech defensive lineman Sylvain Yondjouen).
The ACC celebrates its 71st season of football, as the conference continues to build off its storied tradition. The ACC has had a team in either the College Football Playoff or the BCS National Championship Game in eight of the last 10 years, including two teams in 2020. The ACC has the second most CFP appearances of any conference. The ACC posted five bowl victories in 2022, which tied for the second-most among all conferences.
The complete list of 2023 ACC Football Kickoff attendees include:
Boston College
Head Coach Jeff Hafley
Donovan Ezeiruaku, DL, Williamstown, N.J.
Christian Mahogany, OL, Elmwood Park, N.J.
Emmett Morehead, QB, Woodside, Calif.
Clemson
Head Coach Dabo Swinney
Tyler Davis, DL, Apopka, Fla.
Cade Klubnik, QB, Austin, Texas
Will Putnam, OL, Tampa, Fla.
Duke
Head Coach Mike Elko
DeWayne Carter, DL, Pickerington, Ohio
Riley Leonard, QB, Fairhope, Ala.
Jacob Monk, OL, Clayton, N.C.
Florida State
Head Coach Mike Norvell
Kalen DeLoach, LB, Savannah, Ga.
Jordan Travis, QB, West Palm Beach, Fla.
Jared Verse, DL, Dayton, Ohio
Georgia Tech
Head Coach Brent Key
LaMiles Brooks, DB, Jacksonville, Fla.
Jordan Williams, OL, Gainesville, Ga.
Sylvain Yondjouen, DL, Ruisbroek, Belgium
Louisville
Head Coach Jeff Brohm
Ashton Gillotte, DL, Boca Raton, Fla.
Bryan Hudson, OL, Georgetown, Ky.
Jawhar Jordan, RB, Long Island, N.Y.
Miami
Head Coach Mario Cristobal
Kam Kinchens, DB, Miami, Fla.
Matt Lee, OL, Oviedo, Fla.
Tyler Van Dyke, QB, Glastonbury, Conn.
North Carolina
Head Coach Mack Brown
John Copenhaver, TE, Roswell, Ga.
Cedric Gray, LB, Charlotte, N.C.
Drake Maye, QB, Huntersville, N.C.
NC State
Head Coach Dave Doeren
Brennan Armstrong, QB, Shelby, Ohio
Aydan White, DB, Asheville, N.C.
Payton Wilson, LB, Hillsborough, N.C.
Pitt
Head Coach Pat Narduzzi
MJ Devonshire, DB, Aliquippa, Pa.
Matt Goncalves, OL, Manorville, N.Y.
Phil Jurkovec, QB, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Syracuse
Head Coach Dino Babers
Oronde Gadsden II, TE, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Garrett Shrader, QB, Charlotte, N.C.
Marlowe Wax, LB, Baltimore, Md.
Virginia
Head Coach Tony Elliott
Chico Bennett, DL, Ashburn, Va.
Perris Jones, RB, Alexandria, Va.
Tony Muskett, QB, Springfield, Va.
Virginia Tech
Head Coach Brent Pry
Josh Fuga, DL, Woodbridge, Va.
Nick Gallo, TE, Richboro, Pa.
Ali Jennings, WR, Richmond, Va.
Wake Forest
Head Coach Dave Clawson
Mitch Griffis, QB, Ashburn, Va.
Chase Jones, LB, Warren, N.J.
Michael Jurgens, OL, Damascus, Md.
ACC Media Days 2023 schedule, dates: When coaches, teams will speak during four-day event in Charlotte (cbssports.com; Cobb)
The ACC is losing big-name quarterbacks like Sam Hartman, DJ Uiagalelei, Devin Leary and Malik Cunningham from last season, but the roster for ACC Media Days (officially ACC Football Kickoff) is a reminder that there is still plenty of talent at the position entering 2023. Of the league's 14 programs, 11 are slated to bring quarterbacks to Charlotte, North Carolina, for the unofficial kickoff for a new season.
Some like North Carolina's Drake Maye, Florida State's Jordan Travis and Duke's Riley Leonard are proven stars. Others such as Clemson's Cade Klubnik and Wake Forest's Mitch Griffis are stepping into the new territory by beginning the season as starters. Klubnik and the Tigers' offense figure to be a hot topic during the three-day event as Clemson welcomes new coordinator Garrett Riley to try and spark a unit that underachieved in 2022.
The Tigers have won seven of the past eight ACC Championship games, but there is a perception that they are slipping a bit after missing out on the College Football Playoff for two straight seasons. Florida State and a bevy of others are hungry to change the balance of power in the ACC, and ACC Media Days will help cement the storylines surrounding the conference entering the 2023 season.
Below is the full list of participants making the rounds at ACC Media Days, which begins July 25 with four programs taking the podium.
All times Eastern
Tuesday, July 25
10 a.m.-4 p.m.Georgia Tech -- Brent Key | DB LaMiles Brooks, OL Jordan Williams, DL Sylvain Yondjouen
Louisville -- Jeff Brohm | RB Jawhar Jordan, DL Ashton Gillotte, OL Bryan Hudson
Miami -- Mario Cristobal | QB Tyler Van Dyke, DB Kam Kinchens, OL Matt Lee
Syracuse -- Dino Babers | QB Garrett Shrader, TE Oronde Gadsden II, LB Marlowe Wax
Wednesday, July 26
10 a.m.-4 p.m.Duke -- Mike Elko | QB Riley Leonard, DL DeWayne Carter, OL Jacob Monk
Florida State -- Mike Norvell | QB Jordan Travis, DL Jared Verse, LB Kalen DeLoach
Pitt -- Pat Narduzzi | QB Phil Jurkovec, DB MJ Devonshire, OL Matt Goncalves
Virginia -- Tony Elliot | QB Tony Muskett, DL Chico Bennett, RB Perris Jones
Virginia Tech -- Brent Pry | TE Nick Gallo, DL Josh Fuga, WR Ali Jennings
Thursday, July 27
10 a.m.-4 p.m.Boston College -- Jeff Hafley | QB Emmett Morehead, DL Donovan Ezeiruaku, OL Christian Mahogany
Clemson -- Dabo Swinney | QB Cade Klubnik, OL Will Putnam, DL Tyler Davis
North Carolina -- Mack Brown | QB Drake Maye, LB Cedric Gray, TE John Copenhaver
NC State -- Dave Doeren | QB Brennan Armstrong, LB Payton Wilson, DB Aydan White
Wake Forest -- Dave Clawson | QB Mitch Griffis, OL Michael Jurgens, LB Chase Jones
https://athlonsports.com/college-fo...portedly-set-to-be-on-par-with-acc-and-big-12 (athlonsports.com; Borba)
On Tuesday reports from multiple outlets indicated that the Pac-12 will in fact not announce their media rights deal on July 21 at Pac-12 media day.
Something that was reported initially last week by Sports Business Journal's John Ourand, but what we did learn in a report by ESPN's Heather Dinich is the quality of the deal. Something that has been brought into question a handful of times, with some even believing that the deal was destined to underwhelm and the conference would see more defections.
While the Pac-12 has often been criticized for their long media rights process, Dinich revealed that is paying off for them according to her source.
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An affiliate of the Allyn Family Foundation, which developed Salt City Market (at right), purchased the Chimes Building (left) and plans to create 150 mixed-income apartments.
The folks behind Salt City Market take another giant step, buying iconic downtown building (PS; $; Knauss)
The group that created the successful Salt City Market in downtown Syracuse is now undertaking a major housing development.
An affiliate of the Allyn Family Foundation has bought an iconic 12-story building across the street from Salt City Market with plans to develop 150 mixed-income apartments.
SEED Syracuse, the Allyn foundation affiliate, paid $8.2 million Friday for the high-rise building at 500 S. Salina St. You know it as the “Chimes Building.”
The purchase doubles down on the foundation’s high-impact efforts to re-energize the southern terminus of downtown and to spread out development along struggling business corridors to the south and west.
Renovating the Chimes Building, at an estimated cost of $35 million to $40 million, also will provide much-needed housing for a mix of tenants, said Meg O’Connell, executive director of the Allyn Family Foundation.
“We’ve seen how just the Salt City Market has revitalized this neighborhood,’’ O’Connell said. “How do you continue to build on that? You continue the revitalization down both West Onondaga and Salina Street.”
City officials are ecstatic about the plan.
Michael Collins, commissioner of neighborhood and business development, said a revived Chimes Building will complement the Symphony Place apartment project under construction across the street and the anticipated construction of the STEAM school one block to the south.
“I’m super-excited,’’ Collins said.
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Micron to host public open house on semiconductor project in Clay (PS' $; Moriarty)
Micron Technology Inc. will hold an open house next month to give the public a chance to learn more about its plans to build the nation’s largest semiconductor fabrication facility in Clay.
The event is scheduled for 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 1, in the auditorium and exhibit foyer at North Syracuse Junior High School at 5353 W. Taft Road in North Syracuse.
Officials from Micron, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Onondaga County and the town of Clay will kick off the event with opening remarks. Then Micron officials will present an overview of their plans for the project at White Pine Commerce Park.
In addition, the public will have the opportunity to speak with Micron staff at various informational booths and ask questions about the megafab.
Micron said its next step before building the manufacturing facility is completing an environmental impact statement in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act and the State Environmental Quality Review Act.
Micron announced in October it had selected White Pine for the plant, which it says will cost up to $100 billion to build over 20 years and directly employ up to 9,000 people, with 41,000 more jobs created at supply chain companies.
The facility could eventually include four 600,000-square-foot cleanrooms, for a total of 2.4 million square feet of cleanroom space – the size of 40 football fields.
On Monday, the Clay Town Board voted to change the zoning at the 1,200-acre White Pine site on Route 31 to permit industrial use.
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