Southern California Emerges as an Important Region in Apple’s Ambitious Expansion Plans

While initial attention on Apple’s new plans to invest $430 billion nationwide over the next five years was on a new campus in North Carolina, the growth will significantly boost its workforce and footprint targets in Southern California, as the iPhone maker looks to add more than 5,000 workers in San Diego and 3,000 in Los Angeles-adjacent Culver City by 2026.