Foxconn site selection 'imminent,' Walker administration official says
MADISON -- Foxconn's site selection process is "imminent" and the company will choose a location in southeastern Wisconsin site for its proposed $10 billion plant in the next couple weeks, the secretary of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation said today.
"Let's slow this process down:" Democrats urging to not rush Foxconn decisions
MADISON -- Should Wisconsin give Foxconn up to $3 billion in tax incentives?It's a marathon meeting.
Assembly committee hearing: Foxconn CEO reiterates investment, jobs promises
MADISON — The chairman of Foxconn Technology Group is reiterating to Wisconsin state lawmakers that the Taiwanese electronics company plans to invest $10 billion in the state and eventually employ 13,000 people at a massive display panel factory.Testimony from Foxconn CEO Terry Gou was read at the beginning of a state Assembly committee hearing Thursday on a $3 billion tax incentive package.
Exclusive: Paul Ryan expects Foxconn to build at more than one Wisconsin location
MUKWONAGO -- House Speaker Paul Ryan says he expects Taiwanese electronics giant Foxconn to build facilities at more than one location in Wisconsin."What we are getting from Foxconn is that they are committing to Wisconsin," Ryan said during a wide-ranging one-on-one interview with FOX6 News. "We do anticipate that there’s going to be more than just this one location in the Racine-Kenosha area."
Paul Ryan hears from frustrated GOP voters in Wisconsin, says he understands
MUKWONAGO -- House Speaker Paul Ryan got an earful from frustrated Republican voters during a business tour in his district on Wednesday, August 2nd, and said he was frustrated, too.Ryan typically gets friendly questions at closed-door, employee town halls in southern Wisconsin.
"It's going to change the way of life here:" Foxconn may build new campus in Town of Paris
TOWN OF PARIS -- Foxconn may be eyeing more than just Racine and Kenosha counties.
Environmental concerns expressed over Foxconn bill
MADISON -- Whether Foxconn builds its Wisconsin plant along I-94 in Racine or Kenosha County, or elsewhere in the state, environmentalists say they're troubled by parts of the special Foxconn bill; they say it gives too much of regulatory responsibility to Washington.
"Off the record:" Foxconn steers clear of President Trump's $30 billion investment claim
MADISON — Foxconn Technology Group is not saying whether it plans to invest $30 billion in the United States, as President Donald Trump claimed he was told by the company's leader "off the record."Pres.
Assembly, Senate GOP at odds over how quickly to vote on massive Foxconn incentives package
MADISON -- On the first day of the special session on the $3 billion tax breaks for Foxconn, state lawmakers moved backward as Senate Republicans said the unfinished state budget should be the priority.The GOP controls the state Capitol, but Republicans in the Assembly, Senate and Gov.
DOT delays Zoo Interchange bids as state lawmakers put budget talks on back burner
MADISON -- The state Department of Transportation has scrapped new bids on the massive Zoo Interchange project as lawmakers put the long-delayed state budget on the back burner and focus on Foxconn incentives instead.
Gov. Walker: Wisconsin was outbid for Foxconn but still won
MILWAUKEE — At least one other state offered Foxconn more than the $3 billion incentives package Wisconsin used to lure a plant that will be the electronics giant's first in the U.S., Gov.
Foxconn hosts product showcase at WCTC: "We can be a supplier for them"
PEWAUKEE -- Inside the Education Center at Waukesha County Technical College, Monday, July 31st, Wisconsinites got an introductory lesson.
Environmentalists rip proposed Foxconn permit rollbacks
MADISON — Conservationists are lining up to oppose Republican plans to eliminate key environmental regulations as part of an incentive package to lure a $10 billion Foxconn electronics plant to southeastern Wisconsin.Gov.
Assembly speaker wants public hearing on Foxconn incentives bill this week: "Worth taking that step"
MADISON -- The $3 billion Foxconn bill is public, and one top Wisconsin lawmaker wants to move forward later this week so Foxconn can start building its giant plant in SE Wisconsin this year.After the cheers died down at the White House last week, Governor Scott Walker released the 34-page incentives package that is key to nabbing Foxconn and the promise of up to 13,000 jobs.
"This should only make it better:" Realtors optimistic Foxconn plant will mean growth in housing market
RACINE COUNTY -- Realtors in SE Wisconsin are optimistic a $10 billion Foxconn plant would lead to growth in the housing market, and they're excited to welcome the manufacturing giant to the Badger State.Wisconsin Gov.
Doubts stir up after Foxconn is welcomed to Wisconsin
MILWAUKEE -- Just one day after the ceremonial welcoming of Foxconn, people are focusing on the company itself and what it means to Wisconsin taxpayers.A lot of fanfare over the Taiwan-based electronics company Foxconn occurred on Thursday, July 27th at the Milwaukee Art Museum as the prospect of it investing up to $10 billion in a massive facility in southeast Wisconsin will be bringing jobs along with it.
Governor Walker tours Wisconsin by air to tout Foxconn agreement
MADISON — With an aggressive timeline to turn dirt before next fall's election, Gov.
Foxconn deals requires Wisconsin to act soon on tax breaks
MILWAUKEE — A Rust Belt state that built a manufacturing legacy through assembly-line jobs will have to quickly transition to a more highly skilled workforce now that Foxconn has selected Wisconsin as the site of its coveted U.S. electronics plant."This will not be your grandfather's factory," said Tom Still, president of the Wisconsin Technology Council. "This will be a high-tech facility that will attract workers of various skill levels to produce products that will really define where the economy is going to go for years to come."Foxconn is best known for making iPhones and other Apple products in China.
