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Re:Foxconn Is Reconsidering Plan for Manufacturing in Wisconsin by Tsubasachan on Thursday January 31, 2019 @05:22AM (#19043765)
Wisconsin doesn't really sound like a big R&D hub to me. How would they get all those MIT grads to move to Wisconsin? I'm sure its a great place for various economic activities but tech?!
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Re:Foxconn Is Reconsidering Plan for Manufacturing in Wisconsin by pathartl on Thursday January 31, 2019 @11:44AM (#19046104)
Eh, you're underestimating the "In between Minneapolis and Chicago" aspect. Tech has risen here, and SE Wisconsin is the home of a lot of large tech-based companies like Rockwell Automation, Fiserv, Cherry. MSOE is also pretty well regarded as one of the most prestigious engineering schools in the country.
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Re:Foxconn Is Reconsidering Plan for Manufacturing in Wisconsin by mtberatwork on Thursday January 31, 2019 @06:34AM (#19044063)
High salaries with low cost of living? Also, MIT isn't the only university with STEM grads. UW is right there in Madison and U of I, Northwestern, Purdue, ND, Michigan, etc are in the vicinity in terms of recruiting.
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