“the United States has no panel-making industry but it is the second-largest market for televisions” – http://www.cnbc.com/2017/01/22/foxconn-ceo-says-investment-for-display-plant-in-us-would-exceed-7-billion.html
“Foxconn Technology Group is considering building a U.S. display-making facility for upwards of $7 billion, a major investment for Apple Inc.’s main manufacturer that may create tens of thousands of American jobs during President Donald Trump’s first year in office” – https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-01-22/foxconn-weighs-7-billion-u-s-factory-with-apple-nikkei-says
“the state of Pennsylvania … currently ahead in the bid to win Foxconn’s investment” – http://www.theverge.com/2017/1/23/14355668/foxconn-apple-display-factory-7-billion-investment
“The point about displays being that they are getting larger and larger. And transport costs depend upon volume (actually, weight volume but let’s not go into that little technicality). Shipping some 60 inch display across the Pacific is not the same thing as bundling a cute little box into an airplane” – http://www.forbes.com/sites/timworstall/2017/01/22/foxconns-possible-us-7-billion-display-plant-yes-transport-not-trump-costs-matter-even-today
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