WEDC NEWSROOM
NEWS COVERAGE
Foxconn breaks ground on $10 billion investment
MOUNT PLEASANT – Governor Scott Walker today joined President Donald Trump, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Paul Ryan, and Foxconn Technology Group (Foxconn) in celebrating the groundbreaking of Phase 1 of Area 1 of the Wisconn Valley Science and Technology Park in Mount Pleasant. Foxconn is committed to a “Wisconsin First” strategy to build the campus, which places an emphasis on hiring Wisconsin workers and businesses. Read More
Op-Ed: Foxconn’s historic investment in Wisconsin already paying dividends
Foxconn’s historic investment in Wisconsin is already paying dividends. Read More
Foxconn announces $1 million “Smart City, Smart Future” competition; partners with Wisconsin universities and technical colleges on statewide initiative
The new “Smart City, Smart Future” initiative will partner Foxconn with higher education institutions statewide to seek out the best new ideas for the development of smart connected cities and systems throughout Wisconsin. Read More
NEWS RELEASES
Foxconn to expand Wisconn Valley Innovation Network with new Foxconn Place Chippewa Valley in downtown Eau Claire
Foxconn Technology Group has announced the company is purchasing two properties in downtown Eau Claire for its Foxconn Place Chippewa Valley, a technology hub that will serve west-central Wisconsin, and that will also house its Wisconn Valley Innovation Center. Read More
$32 million Milwaukee Tool expansion project receives support from WEDC
WEDC is providing Milwaukee Tool Co. with $8 million in state tax credits to support the company’s plans to build a $32 million R&D facility in Brookfield – a project expected to create 350 new jobs. Read More
City of Madison receives $500,000 state grant to support redevelopment of former Oscar Mayer plant
Laying the groundwork for the redevelopment of the former Oscar Mayer plant, Lt. Governor Rebecca Kleefisch announced the City of Madison is receiving a $500,000 state grant to help finance infrastructure work on the site. Read More
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