Keep up with the latest news on Foxconn in Wisconsin

Foxconn Technology Group has challenged the state's decision earlier this month to refuse the Taiwan-based company's application for state tax subsidies for work taking place on the southeast Wisconsin facility.

A bombshell report from The Verge provides a harsh look into the embattled Foxconn Technology Group project in southeast Wisconsin, which has — so far — failed to live up to promises made by the company nearly three years ago.

As Wisconsin — much like the rest of the nation — continues to navigate the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, which has forced businesses to shutter and unemployment rates to skyrocket, Trump entered a community all too familiar with economic hardship.

President Donald Trump's top trade advisor Peter Navarro praised Wisconsin's controversial Foxconn manufacturing project, despite lingering questions surrounding the Taiwan-based company's contract for billions in state tax credits.

The company's $3 billion contract with Wisconsin remains in question after state officials in December told Foxconn it no longer was eligible for tax subsidies agreed to in the original contract because the project has changed too much.

Gov. Tony Evers' administration has told Foxconn it no longer is eligible for tax subsidies agreed to in the original $3.6 billion deal with Taiwan-based electronics manufacturer.

There is no proof to suggest the Taiwan-based electronics giant has moved employees into the Capitol Square building it purchased from BMO Harris Bank for $9.5 million earlier this year. 

The Taiwanese electronics manufacturer announced in mid-April the pending purchase of the property, which is at the corner of Main Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and will be renamed "Foxconn Place Madison."

The meeting comes a day after Gou met with President Donald Trump to discuss updates to the southeast Wisconsin manufacturing project.

CEO Mark Hogan also declined to say if Foxconn officials first approached the state about reopening its deal.

Assembly Speaker Robin Vos on Thursday slammed the governor as "naive" and said it is highly unlikely the board of the WEDC would approve a change to the contract. 

Terry Gou said he would make a decision "in a day or two" on a possible presidential bid, according to Taiwan's official Central News Agency.

A company statement said this marks the next phase of Foxconn's overall blueprint for its campus in Mount Pleasant. 

The company is possibly interested in space at 1 W. Main St., which is currently owned by BMO Harris Bank.

Bloomberg Businessweek interviewed 49 people familiar with the project, including company executives and former employees of the Racine County facility.

Evers told reporters he discussed the topic with Foxconn officials but doesn't believe the company is concerned.

The figure falls short of the minimum 260 full-time jobs required under the state's contract with the company, meaning it will not receive any tax incentives this year.

Evers, who has touted his support for a $15 minimum wage in Wisconsin, also said he's open to creating exceptions to a $15 wage in rural areas and for teenage workers.

His visit comes as he criticizes Harley-Davidson's decision to move some production overseas and as Foxconn scales back the initial size of its facility.

Foxconn says it's committed to spending $10 billion and creating up to 13,000 jobs.

Gov. Scott Walker says the funds can be absorbed in the existing budget from savings on other projects.

Foxconn CEO Terry Gou has agreed to back 25 percent of the tax credits deal should the company default on deal.

The state would no longer regulate wetlands or air pollutants except when required under federal law.

Gov. Scott Walker has signed a $3 billion incentive package designed to lure a Foxconn Technology Group flat-screen plant to southeastern Wisconsin.

It would be the largest ever subsidy by a U.S. state to a foreign company.

Gov. Scott Walker and Foxconn chairman Terry Gou signed the agreement on July 12. 

Health care and education advocates and some Democrats are concerned how state incentives for Foxconn could affect the state budget.

The electronics giant would build TVs and other devices here using imported LCD panels until its Wisconsin LCD plant opened in about 2020.

The package of refundable tax credits and environmental regulation rollbacks now heads to the state Senate. 

A liberal campaign watchdog group also is considering filing a complaint alleging Foxconn violated state lobbying rules. 

Taxpayers will spend $1 billion more than the state receives in tax revenues for the first 15 years of the project, a state estimate shows. 

Lawmakers will hear public testimony Thursday on a bill that gives Foxconn $3 billion in incentives. 

Wisconsin taxpayers could be cutting checks to electronics manufacturer Foxconn sooner than 2020 if the company starts hiring scores of employees this year, the state jobs agency chief told the Wisconsin State Journal on Tuesday.

Gov. Scott Walker wants to exempt the firm from laws designed to prevent environmental damage, flooding and harm to drinking water.

Last week's Foxconn news was the rare announcement that won plaudits from both parties at the Wisconsin State Capitol.

The legislation also provides $250 million in bonding for the rebuilding and expansion of I-94.

Gov. Scott Walker on Thursday assured critics of his deal with Taiwanese tech giant Foxconn that the massive bundle of taxpayer-funded incentives Wisconsin has offered the company to build here will be tied to job creation.

The plant will create liquid-crystal display panels and could eventually employ as many as 13,000 people.

Dane County and much of Wisconsin could get a transformative economic boost if Taiwanese electronics giant Foxconn brings thousands of manufac…

The package would not be included in the next state budget, a top lawmaker says.

Assembly GOP leaders, in a memo made public Wednesday, also urge business groups to offer their own ideas to resolve the state budget impasse.