Foxconn UPDATE: Time to figure out the real economic impact, says Bloomberg

Photo credit:  UW-Madison

Reported in Five Ways to Fix Wisconsin’s Factory Deal With Foxconn. (Bloomberg, 4/22/2019)


Original 3/19/2019 post, "GET ME REWRITE:  Foxconn lowers 2020 job creation target by more than 70%", starts here.

Point:  Five Key Things to Know About the Foxconn Contract. (Wisconsin Budget Project Blog, 2/21/2019)

Counterpoint: Foxconn: Mount Pleasant Manufacturing Plant Will Be Operational By 2020.  (Wisconsin Public Radio, 3/18/2019)

Ah, remember the good old days?

Other FoxCon posts:
2019
UPDATE: Foxconn said it before and they'll say it again, all those 13,000 jobs are not just for Wisconsin residents.  (3/3/2019)

2018
Let's compare what Foxconn's Louis Woo says to what Foxconn is actually doing.  (11/5/2018)

In other words, robots trump humans.  (7/10/2018)

Yet another example of how poorly Foxconn treats its employees.  (6/11/2018)
Wisconsin cities with highest unemployment rates could use some of that Chicago millennials Foxconn love that Scott Walker is dishing out.  (1/27/2018)

2017
Historic giveaways: Most expensive taxpayer-funded jobs in history is Scott Walker's top accomplishment in 2017.  (12/26/2017)
Gateway Technical College cutting-edge Foxconn curriculum does not include workforce development, employee relations, and management concepts.  (12/25/2017)
Foxconn job projections: Reality bites a hole in Scott Walker's bubble world.  (9/10/2017)
UPDATE. Funny how there's all this talk about Foxconn jobs that pay well below the alleged average salary.  (8/12/2017)
Of which just 3,000 of these 'new' jobs are permanent.  (7/31/2017)
While Wisconsin and Michigan duke it out for low-paying jobs, Foxconn announces $5 billion investment in India.  (7/8/2017)