Former Sapphire Plant
Source: Cult of Mac . Interesting read here regardind Apple's plans for a command center at the former sapphire plant in Arizona that went bust last year. Apparently, Apple is looking at using it in such a manner that some executives from Cupertino may be moved there and the rest of the workforce will be local hires. The first question is what exactly is a command center? The bride of a starship comes to mind but I doubt it. And Apple has no space program (that we know of). There is the CarPlay and possible car technology program that Apple is working hard on that might benefit from this Arizona site. Moving its car project once it matures and requires more space for R&D and maybe production in the Southwest would be idea. Keep in mind that Arizona was once in the running for Tesla's battery plant that Reno, NV eventually won. That is just speculation on my part. A quick look on Wiki for Mesa, Arizona, where Apple's plant is located, yield s...