Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Will iPhone manufacturer's $10 billion investment in U.S. come through?
Foxconn, the Taiwanese company that makes iPhones, is planning to build a $10 billion factory in Wisconsin. But the company has a habit of not following through with big announcements.
By Madeleine Brand • • 47m ListenPhoto: Foxconn Chairman Terry Gou (C) greets Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker (L) as House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) applauds during a White House event where the Taiwanese electronics manufacturer Foxconn announced plans to build a $10 billion dollar LCD display panel screen plant in Wisconsin, in Washington, U.S., July 26, 2017. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)
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