Foxconn backtracks over promised factory jobs at $10bn Wisconsin site
by Dominic Rushe and Reuters from on (#4835P)
Deal that relied on taxpayer subsidies was hailed by Trump but firm now says most jobs will be in R&D and not manufacturing
Foxconn is reconsidering plans to make advanced liquid crystal display panels at a $10bn Wisconsin campus, and said it intends to hire mostly engineers and researchers rather than the manufacturing workforce the project originally promised.
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