The growth of Intel Israel is closely interwoven with the evolution of the State of Israel. Intel Israel, founded in 1974 in Haifa with five employees, today employs more than 7,800 people, in addition to indirectly impacting the employment of 23,000 workers in Israel. These large numbers bring with them great responsibility to maintain business leadership, economic stability and employment fairness.
As pioneers of the high-tech industry in Israel, we work hard on many levels to satisfy the passion for technology and to develop the next generation of engineers in Israel. In 2011 alone, we exported goods worth $2.2 billion and made $628 million of reciprocal procurements from Israeli suppliers. Over the past five years, we contributed more than $4.1 billion to the development of Israel’s economy as part of our Industrial Development Plan.