1,000 Jobs Coming to LI

1,000 Jobs Coming to LI

FILE- In this March 13, 2019, file photo, Instagram, Messenger and Facebook apps are are displayed on an iPhone in New York. Federal regulators asked Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020, for Facebook to be ordered to divest its Instagram and WhatsApp messaging services as the U.S. government and 48 states and districts accused the company of abusing its market power in social networking to crush smaller competitors. The antitrust lawsuits were announced by the Federal Trade Commission and New York Attorney General Letitia James. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)

Orbic Electronics Manufacturing LLC, a supplier of cellphones, laptops, and other telecommunications equipment for customers such as Verizon wants to move its manufacturing from China to Long Island creating 1,000 factory jobs over the next five years. The company is pursuing a multimillion-dollar “Made In America” strategy for customers that want their supplies to be made domestically. Their hope is to also stand out from other consumers.

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