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Checking In On The Foxconn Groundbreaking, Economic Effects

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Gov. Scott Walker, President Donald Trump at Foxconn groundbreaking
From left to right, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, President Donald Trump and Foxconn Technology Group CEO Terry Gou participate in a groundbreaking event and tour of the new Foxconn facility, Thursday, June 28, 2018, in the Village of Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin. Evan Vucci/AP Photo

President Donald Trump visited Wisconsin this week for Foxconn’s ceremonial groundbreaking in Mount Pleasant. We check in with a WPR News reporter who followed the ins and outs of the president’s return to the state. We also consider the known economic effects of Foxconn at this stage of the project with an economist.

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