by ne plus ultra
Gilbert B Norman wrote:You've never noticed the Janesville exit sign during your travels, have you?
Finally, it is also interesting to learn that Talgo intends to place their facility well within Wisconsin, apparently ruling out locations such as Kenosha, Racine, or Beloit. After all, you don't need those folk residing in Illinois coming up there and stealing those jobs (also paying no Wisconsin income taxes on those wages owing to a reciprocity agreement between the two states).
Janesville is closer to Illinois than Racine, and there's more manufacturing in Rockford and Belvedere than in Lake County, IL. I'd bet that was one reason Janesville WAS on the final list - the availability of good machinists nearby on both sides of the state border.