What was the original proposal slated for? How many workers did Foxconn originally promise to hire? I’m fairly sure it wasn’t 200,000, or even 80,000.
Keep in mind, Foxconn’s mega factories in China all have many lines, manufacturing many different products. The Foxconn facility in Wisconsin was supposed to be more limited in scope, as far as products are concerned (a fairly new concept for Foxconn).
13500 - but it was not just the plant, it was the building out of the infrastructure needed from grocery stores to housing complexes to major highway expansions and additional lanes on the interstate. The area is totally rural with only small towns. The total needed for all of this construction was over 100,000 workers and their families. Had it been completed as envisioned, Wisconsin would have had another major city.