
Foxconn’s buildings in Wisconsin are still empty, one year later
LastLast April, The Verge reported that the Foxconn “innovation centers” scattered around Wisconsin were largely empty and that renovations were stalled. Several days after that article published, Foxconn held a press conference to announce that it had bought yet another building and told reporters that The Verge’s reporting was incorrect... ...In a statement, Missy Hughes, the CEO of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation overseeing the deal, told The Verge that Foxconn’s report will be audited and reviewed and that negotiations over the contract are ongoing. “Our conversations with Foxconn about aligning the contract with the project continue — it is WEDC’s objective to do so in order to support the project,” Hughes said. The factory is set to open in May. Foxconn has deemed construction “essential,” and work continues even under Wisconsin’s stay-at-home order. It is unclear exactly what the factory will produce when it becomes operational. Foxconn did not respond to a request for comment... ...more Ken Notes: Again we are allowing the VERGE to tell OUR story. We need reporters in Wisconsin to aggressively seek the truth, Foxconn has suggested they have met the employee threshold for 2019 and there were 100 or so cars in the parking lot of the new campus -- how many of those were construction vs. Foxconn I couldn`t say. I have no idea exactly what they are doing other than desperately seeking a product that they can profitably market in both the US and abroad. I guess what we need to remember is the Verge and Foxconn both have an agenda, and Missy may have landed the toughest job in the state...
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Foxconn’s buildings in Wisconsin are still empty, one year later

LastLast April, The Verge reported that the Foxconn “innovation centers” scattered around Wisconsin were largely empty and that renovations were stalled. Several days after that article published, Foxconn held a press conference to announce that it had bought yet another building and told reporters that The Verge’s reporting was incorrect...

...In a statement, Missy Hughes, the CEO of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation overseeing the deal, told The Verge that Foxconn’s report will be audited and reviewed and that negotiations over the contract are ongoing. “Our conversations with Foxconn about aligning the contract with the project continue — it is WEDC’s objective to do so in order to support the project,” Hughes said.

The factory is set to open in May. Foxconn has deemed construction “essential,” and work continues even under Wisconsin’s stay-at-home order. It is unclear exactly what the factory will produce when it becomes operational.

Foxconn did not respond to a request for comment...

...more

Ken Notes: Again we are allowing the VERGE to tell OUR story. We need reporters in Wisconsin to aggressively seek the truth, Foxconn has suggested they have met the employee threshold for 2019 and there were 100 or so cars in the parking lot of the new campus -- how many of those were construction vs. Foxconn I couldn`t say. I have no idea exactly what they are doing other than desperately seeking a product that they can profitably market in both the US and abroad. I guess what we need to remember is the Verge and Foxconn both have an agenda, and Missy may have landed the toughest job in the state...

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