Lego breaks ground on first US manufacturing facility

Re:Lego breaks ground on first US manufacturing facility by bookofjoe on Sunday April 23, 2023 @12:57PM (#35677996)

A little local color from a resident of Virginia (Charlottesville): Late last year Virginia's Governor Youngkin took significant heat in the legislature and media for quashing a Chinese battery factory that was set to locate in the state.

https://www.virginiamercury.com/2023/01/12/youngkin-halted-f...

https://www.virginiabusiness.com/article/democrats-call-out-...

He said that supporting China's venture was not in the best interests of the U.S. in terms of security.

When the Lego factory was announced,

https://richmond.com/business/local/1-billion-lego-factory-i...

there wasn't a word anywhere about that proposed battery factory.

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Re:Lego breaks ground on first US manufacturing facility by ethbr0 on Sunday April 23, 2023 @01:06PM (#35678116)

I'm just glad that we're bringing LEGO manufacturing back to the US.

For too long US builders have been subject to the geopolitical risks of Denmark, the Czech Republic, Hungary, China, and Mexico.

This is a strategic raw material, without which trains, helicopters, fire engines, pirate ships, and hospitals cannot be built. To say nothing of the dependence that US media IP has on continued fresh brick availability.

It's good to see US manufacturing coming back!

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Re:Lego breaks ground on first US manufacturing facility by kingcharles on Sunday April 23, 2023 @01:36PM (#35678461)

I heard the pirate shipbuilding unions are celebrating.

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Re:Lego breaks ground on first US manufacturing facility by ethbr0 on Sunday April 23, 2023 @02:30PM (#35679121)

I mean, that's obviously driven by politics. They're an important economic driver in Florida.

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Re:Lego breaks ground on first US manufacturing facility by adhesive_wombat on Sunday April 23, 2023 @03:08PM (#35679476)

Don't offend the Teamstarrrrrs, matey.

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Re:Lego breaks ground on first US manufacturing facility by alexchamberlain on Sunday April 23, 2023 @02:32PM (#35679144)

I think this was parody... but geopolitical risks of Denmark!?!

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Re:Lego breaks ground on first US manufacturing facility by mianm on Sunday April 23, 2023 @03:35PM (#35679711)

I'd be more concerned about Lego setting up a factory in a country with very poor labour laws compared to most countries in that list, than the stability of Denmark.

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Re:Lego breaks ground on first US manufacturing facility by ethbr0 on Sunday April 23, 2023 @05:26PM (#35680806)

It's a little known fact that Sweden has been in the process of declaring war on Denmark.

As soon as they finalize the phrasing of the declaration and approve it through committee, probably in the next few centuries, all hell is going to break loose.

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Re:Lego breaks ground on first US manufacturing facility by nonethewiser on Sunday April 23, 2023 @10:34PM (#35683060)

What are you suggesting? Lego isn’t a Chinese company.

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