Latest News: Motorola to make new smartphone in Fort Worth, add 2,000 jobs

Motorola Mobility, one of the world's leading cellphone manufacturers, announced Wednesday night that it'll build its new flagship Moto X smartphone in Fort Worth.

The transfer will deliver 2,000 new jobs to the town by August.

"This means a lot to us, as a result of we are an American made company getting back to our roots in innovation and helping carry consumer know-how manufacturing jobs back to the states," said Motorola senior vp Mark Randall in a written statement. "Greater than a hundred thirty million individuals within the U.S. are using smartphones, however till Moto X, none of those smartphones have been inbuilt the united statesA."The smartphones will be assembled at the Flextronics manufacturing facility on Highway 377 near Alliance Airport, which formerly assembled phones for rival Nokia.
"It was a great facility in an ideal location," said company spokesman Will Moss. He added it will be an easy trip for Motorola engineering teams based in Chicago and Silicon Valley, and is also close to the company's service and repair operations in Mexico.
The formal announcement came at AllThingsD's D11 Conference in Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif., from Motorola CEO Dennis Woodside.
Moss said the Moto X will go on sale this summer. He said he could provide few details, citing priority secrets. He said the idea from the beginning was to bring manufacturing back to the U.S.
Texas Gov. Rick Perry's office administers a pair of special state incentive funds meant to help attract job-creating businesses to the state, but Moss said the Republican governor did not distribute any money to close this deal.
"Motorola Mobility's decision to manufacture its new smartphone and create thousands of new jobs in Texas is great news for our growing state," Gov. Perry said through a spokeswoman. "Our strong, healthy economy, built on a foundation of low taxes, smart regulation, fair legal system and a skilled workforce is attracting companies from across the country and around the world that want to be a part of the rising Texas success story."
The decision means that additional jobs will be created to supply and support the Moto X, which is being developed at Motorola's design and engineering centers in Illinois and California.
Motorola Mobility is owned by Google, developers of the popular Android operating system.
Earlier this year, iPhone maker Apple said it would build a new campus in Austin, adding 3,600 jobs over the next 10 years.