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The Microsoft facility in Racine County, in southeastern
Wisconsin, will be built on the same land where Taiwan
electronics manufacturer Foxconn had planned to build a $10
billion factory that former President Donald Trump once called
"the eighth wonder of the world," before Foxconn drastically
scaled back its plans.
Microsoft's plans will result in 2,300 union construction jobs
and some 2,000 permanent jobs over time, the White House said.
It said nearly 4,000 jobs had been added in Racine since Biden
took office, while about 1,000 manufacturing jobs were lost
during the Trump administration.
Microsoft will partner with Gateway Technical College to train
1,000 people for data center and other roles by 2030, and will
work to train 1,000 business leaders to adopt AI in their
operations, the White House said,
"Together, these investments will position the industrial
heartland to lead the way in industries of the future," it said.
Biden, a Democrat, will also use his fourth trip this year to
Wisconsin - one of seven swing states critical to his 2024
reelection bid - to meet with volunteers in Racine's Black
community, his campaign said.
Biden is seeking to shore up support among Black voters ahead of
the November presidential election, with national polls showing
him essentially tied with Republican Trump.
The president will meet with volunteers who campaign officials
are training to use a new mobile phone app that helps voters
connect with people they already know to drum up votes.
The Biden campaign on Wednesday announced the launch of a $14
million ad campaign, which will include a seven-figure
investment targeting Black, Latino and Asian voters. The
campaign will also release an ad on Thursday called “Terminate,”
which will focus on Trump’s attacks on Americans’ health care.
The campaign said it was expanding its operations and would have
200 offices and 500 staff members by the end of May. It also
plans to expand its outreach to small businesses this month as
part of a bigger drive to expand in key communities.
(Reporting by Andrea Shalal; additional reporting by Nandita
Bose; Editing by Leslie Adler)
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