19  Intel

For its big bet on domestic manufacturing

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 It's Moore's Law for the shovel-ready crowd: Intel announced a plan to build a new research lab in Oregon and upgrade other American facilities--a nearly $8 billion commitment. Sure, Intel needs state-of-the-art fabs to create the shrinking chip for computing innovations yet to be imagined. But CEO Paul Otellini says he also wants to grow the economy--and encourage other execs to manufacture in the U.S. Intel estimates that it will create at least 800 permanent jobs and up to 8,000 construction jobs.

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