Google's $12.5 Billion Motorola Acquisition Includes Horsham Plant

According to the Philadelphia Inquirer, Google's $12.5 billion purchase of Motorola Mobility includes the cell phone maker's Horsham video equipment factory.

The Horsham plant, Motorola Home, nets about one-third of the company's annual sales, according to the article. In all, Illinois-based Motorola employs 20,000 workers at its factories.

The Horsham site became part of Motorola when it took over the former General Instruments, a descendant of Jerrold Electronics, the post WWII cable TV equipment and finance business founded by Milton Jerrold Shapp.