LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Apple announced Wednesday its commitment to build every iPhone and Apple Watch cover glass in Kentucky.

The $2.5 billion commitment will be made to Corning's plant in Harrodsburg, Kentucky, increasing Corning's manufacturing and engineering workforce in the state by 50%.

"Corning is a storied American company, and we’re thrilled to work together to build the largest and most advanced production line ever created for smartphone glass," Apple CEO Tim Cook said in a news release. "Thanks to the power of American manufacturing, any customer anywhere in the world who buys a new iPhone or Apple Watch will be holding precision glass made right here in Kentucky. We’re grateful to the President and his administration for their support for American manufacturing, and we’r

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