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A Wisconsin court has dismissed a lawsuit alleging that Foxconn Technology Group violated terms of its contract by failing to build a manufacturing plant in southeast Wisconsin.
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Read More »Lawsuit says Foxconn cost governments hundreds of millions
The Worldwide electronics leader Foxconn Technology Group violated the terms of its contract in Wisconsin, while local governments spend hundreds of millions of dollars to prepare for the project, a lawsuit filed by a real estate development company alleges.
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Read More »Judge says Racine can divert water for Foxconn
A judge has ruled in favor of Racine's plans to divert millions of gallons of water from Lake Michigan for Foxconn Technology Group.
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Read More »Foxconn again shifts Wisconsin plan after Trump intervenes
Foxconn Technology Group said Friday that, after speaking directly to President Donald Trump, it is now proceeding with plans to build a plant in Wisconsin to make liquid-crystal-display screens that can be used for small electronic devices.
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Read More »Foxconn making changes to massive factory project (UPDATE)
Foxconn Technology Group said on Wednesday it is changing its plans for its $10 billion Wisconsin campus, shifting the project away from being a blue-collar factory toward becoming a research hub, while insisting it remains committed to creating 13,000 jobs as promised.
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Read More »Advocates sue DNR over water records for Foxconn diversion
An environmental-law center is suing the state Department of Natural Resources over the agency’s refusal to hand over records related to diverting Lake Michigan water for the plant Foxconn Technology Group is building in southeast Wisconsin.
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Read More »Largest landowners left in Foxconn’s path sue over Mount Pleasant’s eminent-domain threats
The owners of the largest swath of private land left near the massive factory Foxconn Technology Group is building in southeast Wisconsin are suing to prevent the village of Mount Pleasant from seizing a sliver of the land for a road-expansion project.
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Read More »Documents: UW deal with Foxconn largely confidential (UPDATE)
The University of Wisconsin-Madison and Foxconn Technology Group will manage their new research partnership largely behind closed doors.
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Read More »New lawsuit challenges Mount Pleasant’s broad blight designation on Foxconn site
A group of homeowners filed a new lawsuit against Mount Pleasant on Tuesday, challenging the village's decision in June to declare thousands of acres of farmland in Foxconn's path blighted.
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Read More »Lawyer warns Foxconn blight designation could lead to lawsuit
Mount Pleasant officials slapped a blighted designation Monday on thousands of acres of land near the site of Foxconn Technology Group’s new $10 billion factory, a step that could allow the village to use eminent domain to obtain property from holdout landowners.
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Read More »Property owners appeal ruling in Foxconn lawsuit (UPDATE)
Property owners in southeastern Wisconsin who believe they won't be fully compensated for land Foxconn Technology Group needs to build a $10 billion plant are appealing a ruling dismissing their case.
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Read More »Illinois attorney general to sue over Wisconsin’s Foxconn
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan is threatening to sue the federal government over the massive Foxconn Technology Group manufacturing factory that's being built just north of the state's border in southeast Wisconsin.
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Read More »Mount Pleasant asks judge to dismiss Foxconn eminent-domain lawsuit
Mount Pleasant officials have asked a judge to throw out a lawsuit filed by property owners who allege the village, in taking their land through eminent domain for work related to the Foxconn project, is violating their constitutional rights.
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Read More »Lawyers: Foxconn lawsuit not your typical eminent-domain dispute
Wisconsin lawyers say a novel eminent-domain argument is being made in a recent lawsuit filed by several landowners in Mount Pleasant who are trying to prevent their property from being taken for projects related to Foxonn’s plans to build a ...
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Read More »Landowners suing Mount Pleasant over Foxconn-related land acquisition
Alleging violations of their rights to equal protection, private property and due process, seven property owners around the site of the proposed $10 billion Foxconn Technology Group manufacturing campus are suing the village of Mount Pleasant and village president Dave DeGroot.
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Read More »Official: Lawsuit could ‘imperil’ Foxconn, other projects
The Wisconsin Department of Justice's solicitor general says a lawsuit challenging an economic development project could "imperil" the $10 billion Foxconn complex and other ventures in the state.
Read More »Panel changes court rules for Foxconn plant
Foxconn Technology Group could appeal lawsuits directly to the conservative-controlled Wisconsin Supreme Court, skipping the state appeals court, under changes to a $3 billion incentive package the Legislature's budget-writing committee approved Tuesday.
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