Foxconn Finally Admits It Won't Create 13,000 Jobs in Wisconsin
It now plans to employ just 1,454 people after bulldozing dozens of homes to make room for a factory Donald Trump once touted as the "eighth wonder of the world."
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The Foxconn Con
The company's Wisconsin outpost was supposed to create 13,000 jobs; as of this year it employed no more than 281 people.
Trump's Foxconn Deal Became Just Another Government Development Debacle
The Taiwanese manufacturer promised Trump and then–Governor Scott Walker 13,000 new jobs and a state-of-the-art manufacturing plant. They've delivered a mostly empty building that's one-twentieth the promised size.
Wisconsin's Foxconn Boondoggle Looks Worse Than Ever
President Donald Trump and Gov. Scott Walker promised thousands of jobs in return for billions of dollars in subsidies from the state. More than two years later, there's little to show for it.
Study Says Foxconn Deal Cost Wisconsin $20 Billion in Lost Economic Growth
Once again, government-subsidized projects fail to deliver
Wisconsin's Massive Foxconn Boondoggle Is Getting Worse
The Taiwan-based tech company promised to open "innovation centers" in several cities around the state. But now those are on hold, too.
Has America's Obsession With Manufacturing Jobs Gone Too Far?
A Wisconsin town is spending billions, seizing homes, and breaking state law to lure a Taiwanese company.
