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... But those plans never fully materialized. The Taiwan-based electronics manufacturer later drastically scaled back plans for the factory that Trump once called "the eighth wonder of the world," reducing the number of new jobs from 13,000 to the roughly 1,000 spots that are filled now, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported. ...
Biden said the failed Foxconn project during Trump's presidency left Wisconsin residents and workers behind, adding that it led to the bulldozing of 100 homes and farms and wasted hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars.
"They dug a hole with those golden shovels and then they fell into it," Biden said. ...
Biden hailed Microsoft's investment in the AI data center as a "transformative" investment in infrastructure, especially to the people of Racine, who he said will have the opportunity to receive training for new high-paying jobs that don't require a four-year college degree.
"During the previous administration, my predecessor made promises which he broke more than kept, left a lot of people behind in communities like Racine," he said. "On my watch, we make promises and we keep promises, and we leave no one behind."
Microsoft's investment in the artificial intelligence data center is expected to employ 2,300 union construction workers and create 2,000 permanent jobs over time, the White House said, adding that nearly 4,000 jobs have been added in Racine, with one third of those in manufacturing, and 177,000 in Wisconsin since Biden took office.
Microsoft also plans to partner with Gateway Technical college in Wisconsin to develop a training facility for 1,000 residents to prepare them for datacenter and STEM roles by 2030, with the aim of employing up to 2,000 people in permanent roles at its Racine facility, the White House said. The tech giant will also invest in training 1,000 business leaders to adopt AI in their operations. ...
