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Ohio’s Intel project triggers housing fears in tight market

FILE - The symbol for Intel appears on a screen at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York, Oct. 1, 2019. Intel’s announcement of the $20 billion manufacturing operation bringing thousands of jobs to central Ohio has been greeted as an economic boon. But it has also raised concerns about the impact on a region already suffering a housing shortage. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File) FILE - This aerial image taken with a drone on June 8, 2022, shows a portion of land in Johnstown, Ohio, where Intel plans to build two new processor factories. Intel’s announcement of the $20 billion manufacturing operation bringing thousands of jobs to central Ohio has been greeted as an economic boon. But it has also raised concerns about the impact on a region already suffering a housing shortage. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File) Janna Sharrett relaxes at home on a day off from her job as a full-time customer service rep for a contact lens and eyeglass company, on Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022, in Grove City, Ohio. Sharrett earns $14.94 an hour but pays just $695 a month in rent thanks to the affordable housing apartment developed by a local nonprofit to expand the number of low-rent options in central Ohio. A shortage of housing of all kinds in the region is raising concerns as Intel Corp. develops a $20 billion project expected to add thousands of new residents. (AP Photo/Andrew Welsh-Huggins)