Foxconn Announces Downtown Milwaukee Headquarters

This week, Foxconn announced the purchase of a seven-story office building in downtown Milwaukee. The building, located at 611 E. Wisconsin Ave., will be called Foxconn Place, and will serve as Foxconn's regional headquarters.

According to the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC), Foxconn anticipates 870 employees in business support functions in southeastern Wisconsin. While many of these jobs will be in the Village of Mount Pleasant, others will be located at the Milwaukee office space.

Check out video from Foxconn's announcement from The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: