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Wisconsin Manufacturers Invited to Supply Chain Workshops

Wisconsin Manufacturers Invited to Supply Chain Workshops

The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC), in collaboration with Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce, Wisconsin Center for Manufacturing & Productivity, Wisconsin Manufacturing Extension Partnership, and the state's regional economic development organizations, will host six informational workshops throughout the state on supply chain readiness. Info sessions will be held in Pewaukee, Platteville, Sturtevant, Green Bay, Madison and Superior. Additional details on da

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Foxconn RFP Calls for Innovative Upgrades to Foxconn Place Chippewa Valley in Downtown Eau Claire

Foxconn RFP Calls for Innovative Upgrades to Foxconn Place Chippewa Valley in Downtown Eau Claire

Foxconn today announced it has issued a Request for Proposal for design/build firms to provide design services to modernize and enhance Foxconn Place Chippewa Valley. The company is looking for a firm that can develop a state-of-the-art co-working space that reflects the innovative and cutting-edge technologies that the company's transformational Wisconn Valley project and AI 8K+5G ecosystem will inspire and enable. “This announcement is another step forward in Foxconn’s comm

Foxconn Commits to Hiring 3,000 Veterans; Begins Military Veteran Recruitment Campaign

Foxconn Commits to Hiring 3,000 Veterans; Begins Military Veteran Recruitment Campaign

Foxconn Technology Group (Foxconn) this week announced the launch of a military veteran recruitment campaign to hire 3,000 veterans. Foxconn will attend 20 veteran career fairs across 13 stats in the coming months to recruit, interview and hire former military personnel as part of the company's commitment to hire 13,000 employees for its Racine County advanced manufacturing campus. “Hiring men and women who have served the country makes good business sense. Every year, some 2

In Foxconn, Opportunities for Minorities and Women in STEM Fields

In Foxconn, Opportunities for Minorities and Women in STEM Fields

Opus Dean of Marquette University's Opus College of Engineering Kristina Ropella expressed her views on opportunities for women and minorities in engineering positions for Foxconn. "Marquette University and other universities and colleges in the region will step up, training more engineers with diverse backgrounds to fill these higher-paying jobs," said Ropella. "While it will be a challenge to rise as a community and prepare a diverse workforce to meet the demands of our new

Delagrave: "Housing Summit Provides Opportunity for Strategy Planning"

Delagrave: "Housing Summit Provides Opportunity for Strategy Planning"

Racine County Executive Jonathan Delagrave recently shared his perspective about how economic investments in Racine may impact the community. Specifically, he discussed ongoing efforts to plan for additional housing opportunities that will become necessary as the local workforce increases. "Because of Foxconn’s development and other new investments in our community, Southeastern Wisconsin will soon see an influx of new workers," said Delagrave. "We want to make sure that we a

Southeastern WI Housing Summit Designed to Prepare for Foxconn

Southeastern WI Housing Summit Designed to Prepare for Foxconn

This week, Racine County and the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority held a Southeastern Wisconsin Housing Summit. This information-sharing event focused on discussing housing solutions for the region, bringing together area municipal leaders, community leaders, housing developers, builders and financial institutions. As reported in the Racine Journal Times, experts have calculated that " 10,484 housing units will be needed to house all 13,000 future Foxconn

Reinventing Racine: Former Racine YMCA To Become Apartments

Reinventing Racine: Former Racine YMCA To Become Apartments

A California development team, Mt. Royal Investment Group, will convert the former Racine Downtown YMCA building (401 Wisconsin Ave, Racine) into 52 apartments in a redevelopment fueled by Foxconn's investment in the Racine community. As reported by BizTimes ,“I decided to focus, for now, on the downtown area of Racine, knowing that Mount Pleasant is more developed and closer to the Foxconn site, and that Kenosha is ahead of Racine in development,” said Tim Ryan, part of the

Still: "Foxconn Motivating Right Playmates"

Still: "Foxconn Motivating Right Playmates"

Tom Still, Wisconsin Technology Council President recently shared his thoughts about the relationships Foxconn is building in Wisconsin. "The truth be known, Foxconn founder Terry Gou and his team of 'new kids' are pushing the older crowd to do more," said Still. "Wisconsin and especially the Milwaukee region have always boasted a cadre of national and global companies. Few of those companies, however, have elected to invest in the venture capital asset class most likely to s

First Vertical Construction Begins on Foxconn Site

First Vertical Construction Begins on Foxconn Site

Following the start of site preparation activity in April, vertical construction is now underway on the Multipurpose Building in Area I of the Foxconn Project Site MOUNT PLEASANT, WIS. – Less than one year after the Village of Mount Pleasant and Racine County were named as the future home of Foxconn, local officials and representatives from M+W | Gilbane celebrated the start of vertical construction on the project site as construction crews began lifting 35-foot tall, pre-fab

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