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Fortune
Sharon Goldman

TSMC’s $65B AI factories are rising in Phoenix. But Route 66 towns know how quickly boom turns to bust

Drone view of American car driving in a straight road at the California desert (Credit: Getty Images)

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You can witness Phoenix, Arizona’s shape-shift into an AI powerhouse by looking out the car window while cruising Loop 303 off of Interstate 17, north of the city’s downtown. That’s how I first laid eyes on the colossal semiconductor plant from Taiwan Semiconductor Company (TSMC) last week after escaping the fast-paced AI news cycle for some Southwest style R&R. 

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