Apple says it will partner with a Kentucky manufacturer to produce 100% of the glass on its iPhones and other products in the commonwealth.

Apple is committing $2.5 million to produce all of the cover glass for its smartphones and watches at the Corning facility in Harrodsburg . The decision means that for the first time, 100% of the glass on Apple products sold worldwide will be made in the U.S.

Gov. Andy Beshear said on Thursday that the exact number of jobs isn't known yet, but cited a news release from Apple.

"The release said it would add 50% to the manufacturing and engineering jobs," Beshear said. "They currently have over 400 employees. We don't know if it's 50% of that or a smaller subset, but every job's important."

Corning made the glass for the very first iPhone 18 years ag

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