https://thesurprisestandard.com/watch/tsmc-and-surprise https://thesurprisestandard.com/media/articles/2026/10/zGHjtWq0p8QpRfe5MYTpQQ.webp Three chip suppliers and a trip to Taiwan: what TSMC's growth has meant for Surprise so far The world's largest chipmaker is building about 25 miles' drive northeast on Loop 303, and a $12 billion packaging plant is rising closer still. Surprise can point to three supplier buildings and a recruiting push. No one has measured the effect on the city. https://thesurprisestandard.com/media/reels/2026/10/JLfOwseurV8n9WYCU73Eww/reel-6.mp4 37 2026-10-19T16:41:00.000Z yes https://thesurprisestandard.com/watch/how-surprise-grew https://thesurprisestandard.com/media/articles/2026/10/1BYmwE_R71Shv9aypLQ0gQ.jpg From farm town to 167,000: watch Surprise fill in, and see the land zoned for 57,000 more homes A neighborhood-by-neighborhood map of when Surprise was built, and a second map of every tract the city lists as approved or proposed for development. https://thesurprisestandard.com/media/reels/2026/10/GG9G6tVazofR7ZbdprOcMw/reel-1.mp4 38 2026-10-19T05:12:45.000Z yes https://thesurprisestandard.com/watch/whitmann-group-tells-surprise-council-it-has-started-120-day-clock-towa https://thesurprisestandard.com/media/articles/2026/10/TQrfJacBMjRAOtcKVDg5Mg.webp Witmann group tells Surprise council it has started 120-day clock toward incorporation Jeffrey August of Keep Us Rural LLC said the city clerk turned away his filing on September 30 and that the group will petition Maricopa County when 120 days are up. The state law he cited starts that period when residents present the city with a petition for annexation, and The Surprise Standard has not seen what he filed. https://thesurprisestandard.com/media/reels/2026/10/jViC3EeHfbbv72yM95JjZA/reel-2.mp4 43 2026-10-09T19:54:49.000Z yes