Foxconn parent company to open new HQ in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Taiwan News
Date: 2018/02/07
By: Renée Salmonsen, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd, which trades on the
Nasdaq as Foxconn, announced Tuesday the location of a new U.S. headquarters building in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
The seven-story building purchased from Northwestern Mutual, soon be called Foxconn Place, is located in downtown Milwaukee and can hold 650 people, reported CNA. The headquarters will be used as a training center, accelerator, incubator, and showcase center for Foxconn products, according to the Milwaukee Business Journal.
The Republican governor of Wisconsin, Scott Walker, said that Hon Hai’s decision to open a headquarters in Milwaukee is a sign of the company’s “ever-growing footprint” in Wisconsin. [FULL STORY]