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New data center to be built on site of failed Foxconn

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Microsoft ( MSFT ) aims to create 2,000 permanent jobs

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Wisconsin is one of seven battleground states in 2024

election

By Andrea Shalal

WASHINGTON, May 8 (Reuters) - President Joe Biden will

visit the political battleground state of Wisconsin on Wednesday

to announce plans by Microsoft Corp ( MSFT ) to build a $3.3

billion high-tech data center that will create thousands of

jobs, the White House said.

The Microsoft ( MSFT ) 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 ( MSFT ) 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 ( MSFT ) 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.