Apple Inc. on Tuesday said it will start building Mac mini desktop computers in Houston later this year, part of a push to do more manufacturing in the US.

The new manufacturing effort will begin later this year at a Foxconn facility in north Houston, Apple's chief operating officer Sabih Khan told WSJ.

The company said it will provide training in advanced manufacturing techniques to students, supplier employees, and American businesses, teaching them "the same innovative processes that are used to m...