Apple-supplier Foxconn manufacturing plant in Wisconsin on Wednesday

[Madmallard]

10,000 jobs but not in New Yorkistan.

Apple-supplier Foxconn will announce a plant in Wisconsin on Wednesday evening, accompanied by President Donald Trumpand Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, a source with knowledge of the announcement told CNBC.

U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., will also be present at the announcement in Washington, a source said. No exact location for the plant has been chosen — but the area of southeast Wisconsin between Milwaukee and Chicago is under consideration, according to a source.

White House to announce Apple-supplier Foxconn manufacturing plant in Wisconsin on Wednesday: Source

A source said that seven states were considered for the expansion, but Wisconsin appears to be a preliminary winner, and Ohio is a contender. About 10,000 jobs could be created.

The Wall Street Journal reported that Foxconn may be eyeing a new U.S. plant for display panels.

 

[Podmonkey]

Southeast of Milwaukee is in the middle of Lake Michigan. Perhaps they mean just south.

 

[RDN]

U beat me to the post.
I saw the news post from no other C-ounterfeit N-ews N-etwork. Didn't read the whole article. But it seems like good new for U.S.

"Foxconn's estimate on jobs was more conservative. In a statement, the company said the project will create 3,000 jobs with the "potential" to generate up to 13,000 new jobs."

That's one of the reason I voted for Trump. The others:
Slow down illegal immigrants, defend 2nd Amend. and to stop Hillary.

 

[Burzum]

This is big news, granted Foxxconn was known for treating Chinese peasants so poorly that they responded to work-place suicides not by improving Dickensian conditions but by placing chicken wire over the windows to prevent workers leaping to their death (true story covered by Bloomberg News), so i hope the conditions are better in WI.

Go Trump, that is why the "Brexit States" voted Republican, BECAUSE of Trump, and ONLY Trump, NO OTHER Republican president could have won WI, MI, and OH, because NO OTHER Republican presidential candidate since Theodore Roosevelt cared about the manufacturing class.

 

[islandman]

A little back story on Foxconn, to address the large number of suicides they placed nets on the building.

Life and death in Apple’s forbidden city

"The corporate response spurred further unease: Foxconn CEO, Terry Gou, had large nets installed outside many of the buildings to catch falling bodies. The company hired counselors and workers were made to sign pledges stating they would not attempt to kill themselves."

Foxconn has actually reduced the number of employees by automation now. Hopefully this company will not be another tesla, where they get subsidies and fold up shop a number of years down the road. Moving onto a better manufacturing environment.
If foxconn's past treatment of employees is any indication, they better have a massive mindset change with an American factory. Or it might be like the movie Gung Ho, with Michael Keaton.