Foxconn, assembler of iPhones, eyes Wisconsin for plant
Michigan also in the running for facility that could employ 5,000.
MADISON, Wis. — A Taiwanese company that assembles Apple’s iPhones and other electronics is considering building a plant in Wisconsin that could employ thousands of people.
A person with direct knowledge of the negotiations who was not authorized to speak publicly confirmed to The Associated Press that the state is in talks with Foxconn. At least one other state, Michigan, is also pursuing the plant.
President Donald Trump alluded to negotiations with an unspecified company during a visit to Milwaukee, saying Gov. Scott Walker might get “a very happy surprise very soon.”
Walker’s administration deferred comment to the state’s chief economic development agency.
Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation spokesman Mark Maley said the agency doesn’t comment on pending or potential opportunities.
Foxconn has said the plant could employ 5,000 people.
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