Foxconn still unlikely to reach 10% of its promise to Wisconsin tax-payers by hiring 15,000 workers


Foxconn still unlikely to reach 10% of its promise to Wisconsin tax-payers by hiring 15,000 workers


Governor Tony Evers predicted that Foxconn will continue to fall short of hiring goals at its Mount Pleasant manufacturing facility.

In an interview that aired July 9 with CNBC, Evers said his administration now has clarity on the project. Foxconn will likely hire 1,500 people next year. That was compared to 1,800 under the plan the company laid out, which would eventually hire up to 13,000 workers in the state, Evers said.

“You know for Wisconsin, 1,500 employees is important,” Evers told CNBC. “We’re looking forward to working with them. It is more concrete. In fact, I saw them pouring concrete.”...


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Notes: 1,500 hires vs 1,800 projected is great when they are still not sure exactly what they will make...

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