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Business Name:  IBM
Key Products/Services: Microprocessor, memory, logic and special purpose microchips
Location:  Essex Junction, Town of Williston and Town of Essex; Chittenden County, Vermont
Website Address:
IBM web page: www.ibm.com
IBM Microelectronics Web page: www.chips.ibm.com
Number of Employees: 5,700
Established in Vermont (year): 1957
Bio/Brief Description: Since 1957, IBM in Essex Junction, Vermont has been a leader in electronic components for information processing systems. Today the facility -- known as IBM Burlington within the company -- is one of the world's top producers of semiconductor technology with approximately 6,000 employees in facilities comprising 3.5 million square feet on 725 acres. The site's world-class clean room manufacturing facilities operate 24 hours-a-day, seven days-a-week. IBM's business strategy is focused on providing technology for the explosive growth in the use of the Internet for business transactions, education, research and entertainment.