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April 21, 2021

Michael Farren on Wisconsin Public Radio - Foxconn Backs Out

Michael D. Farren
Senior Research Fellow

The massive investment Foxconn was supposed to make in Wisconsin never materialized, despite the massive subsidy package the company got. Listen on Soundcloud.

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Michael Farren on Wisconsin Public Radio - Foxconn Backs Out

Michael D. Farren

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