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Foxconn (from 10) By January 2021, three structures had
been completed in the Wisconn Valley
employees are doing at its Wisconsin faci- Science and Technology Park, the land
lity, although its parking lot was full on a which had cost many unhappy local
recent Monday afternoon.” residents dearly for their homes.
Speaking of great incentives, Ohio These included a 120,000 square foot
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was among the red states battling for (11,000 m ) storage facility; a one mil-
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Foxconn’s panel plant which had to settle lion square foot (93,000 m building,
for Intel’s megafab, a project now on hold. originally intended for manufacturing,
which will be used for storage; and a
A polarizing addition to Racine County blue, globe-shaped building which will
What in 2017 appeared to be manna be used, Foxconn said, as a network
from heaven from jobs-hungry Racine operations center.
County, had become an albatross around
Foxconn’s corporate neck. The terms have changed
In March 2021, according to various media
Each year, according to Wikipedia, until sources, Foxconn began making servers
2020, the state of Wisconsin refused to and other 5G networking gear for a few
pay the tax subsidies, claiming the project clients. With a new agreement inked be-
goals were not being met. tween Mount Pleasant and Foxconn in
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