Applied Optoelectronics Inc. has begun construction on a new 210,000 square foot manufacturing facility at 1111 Gillingham St. in Sugar Land, Texas. The company plans to increase its investment in the facility and headquarters from $150 million to potentially $300 million by the end of next year. The expansion is expected to create 500 local jobs focused on programming AOI’s automated production lines and will help position the company as one of the largest domestic suppliers of optical transceivers for the AI and datacenter industry.

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