Sunday, July 16, 2023

Wisconn Valley. Voltage Valley. File under 'Foxconned'.

 
Screenshot from 2020 video by Retiring Guy
HeadlineThe Guardian, 7/15/2023
The 5,000 new jobs executives vowed to create in 2020 generated fresh hope for the shuttered General Motors Lordstown plant, which once functioned as an economic engine for the area and a critical piece of the nation’s industrial heartland. 
Local leaders rebranded Mahoning Valley “Voltage Valley”, claiming the EV revolution would revive the region’s fortunes. Donald Trump, then the president, trumpeted a major victory. “The area was devastated when General Motors moved out,” he said. “It’s incredible what’s happened in the area. It’s booming now. It’s absolutely booming.”
Wisconsin:  Been there, done that.  Foxconn left a trail of broken promises.

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker appreciates that other Midwestern governors are looking enviously at him since the Badger State landed a commitment from Foxconn to build a huge plant there in the next few years

Other Foxconn and Foxconn/Lordstown posts:
2023
July

June

May

January

2022

2021
GET ME REWRITE: Yes, Foxconn's $100 milion pledge to UW-Madison was nothing more than a cynical election ploy by Scott Walker.  (8/11)
The mysteries of Foxconn (season 2).  (5/12)
The collapse of Donald Trump's '8th Wonder of the World'.  (4/20)

2020
GET ME REWRITE: Two gullible guys from Racine County still believe anything Foxconn tells them.  (10/23)

Keeping tabs on Foxconn Place in

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