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Watch live: Trump makes jobs announcement

By UPI Staff

July 26 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump is scheduled to make an announcement on jobs Wednesday in Washington, D.C.

The White House didn't offer details on Trump's remarks, scheduled to take place at 5 p.m., but the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported he will announce the opening of a plant in Wisconsin by Foxconn Technology.

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The company, which manufactures iPhones and flat-panel television screens, would initially bring about 3,000 jobs to the state, Bloomberg reported. Experts said bringing in Foxconn will take between $1 billion and $3 billion in local, state and federal incentives.

The announcement comes a week after Trump highlighted manufacturing growth as part of his "Made in America" week. On July 17, he said he wanted to rebuild manufacturing jobs and scale back regulations that hinder business growth.

"Restoring American manufacturing will not only restore our wealth, it will restore our pride in ourselves, it will revitalize our independence," he said.

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