Editorial: Foxconn's dubious deal. (Bloomberg, 8/3/2017)
And what type of jobs, exactly? Mainly, the new plant will churn out LCD flat-panel screens -- a business beset by sluggish demand, rising competition and changing consumer tastes. Worse, such jobs are highly likely to be automated.
Related article:
Judging by CES, Here’s What the Future of TVs Is Gonna Look Like. (Select/All, 1/6/2017)
OLED.
Other Foxconn posts:
Sean Duffy gets it wrong. (8/3/2017)
Scott Walker and Paul Ryan collude on campaign digital ads for Foxconn. (8/3/2017)
Here's some news that pains Scott Walker to his core: Foxconn considering Dane County site. (8/2/2017)
Fast Company: Scott Walker deal a transfer of wealth from Wisconsin taxpayers to Foxconn shareholders. (8/2/2017)
Donald Trump pinches off another loaf. (8/1/2017)
Scott Walker lets Fiserv piggyback onto Foxconn legislation. (8/1/2017)
Calendar UPDATE. In the case of the committee hearing, 1 day is sufficient time to prepare, sez Assembly Speaker Robin Vos. (8/1/2017)
Rep. Bob Kulp sprinkles Foxconn fairy dust all over the Badger State. (8/1/2017)
Of which just 3,000 of these 'new' jobs are permanent. (7/31/2017)
UPDATE. State Sen. Van Wanggaard on board with Wisconsin's Foxconn deep-pockets strategy. (7/30/2017)
A Ring of Familiarity. Once upon a time in Pennsylvania..... (7/29/2017)
Matt, it doesn't appear that 'rigorous' and 'review' are in Scott Walker's and Foxconn's vocabulary. (7/29/2017)
Scott Walker and Foxconn steamroll environmental regulation going forward. (7/29/2017)
UPDATE. The luring of Foxconn intensifies in Wisconsin. (7/20/2017)
While Wisconsin and Michigan duke it out for low-paying jobs, Foxconn announces $5 billion investment in India. (7/8/2017)
UPDATE. Foxconn becomes pawn in Wisconsin transportation funding tussle. (7/6/2017)
Foxconn officials eyeing sites in Michigan. (7/6/2017)
UPDATE. Foxconn becomes pawn in Wisconsin transportation funding tussle. (7/6/2017)
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