FOXCONN'S "SMART CITIES — SMART FUTURES" COMPETITION DREW HUNDREDS OF SUBMISSIONS

Foxconn Technology Group recently announced that it received 325 submissions from students, faculty and staff from throughout Wisconsin for the first round of its "Smart Cities — Smart Futures" competition. The initiative, which encourages the sharing of fresh ideas and unconventional thinking, saw entrants suggest ideas that use technology to address education, healthcare, transportation and housing challenges. A panel of 50 judges has been selected from Wisconsin universities and colleges to evaluate submissions. Up to 100 winners will be selected and announced on or before December 11, 2018. For more information, click here .

CREWS CONTINUE PROGRESS ON FOXCONN PROJECT SITE

The Milwaukee Business Journal recently shared aerial images taken from above Area I of the Foxconn project site. These images demonstrate the progress made by M+W | Gilbane crews preparing the site for additional vertical construction projects, as well as showing the nearly complete Multi-purpose Building. Additional images are available here .

LOCAL TEACHER VISITS FOXCONN'S TAIWAN FACTORY, ADDS TO STEM CURRICULUM

Shoreland Lutheran High School President Paul Scriver recently traveled to Foxconn's facilities in Taiwan to learn more about their operations and the kind of education his students may need in order to take advantage of future opportunities. Scriver, who's school is located in the Village of Somers — just a few miles from the future home of Foxconn in Mount Pleasant — met with a medical technology group at Foxconn and with Chinese and Taiwanese students. To prepare his students for opportunities with Foxconn, the science and math curricula have already been augmented at Shoreland Lutheran. For more about Scriver's trip, watch this TMJ4 exclusive interview .

INVITATIONS TO BID ON WORK ASSOCIATED WITH THE FOXCONN PROJECT

The invitation to bid for Bid Release 3C - Electrical Substation has been revised to align with the anticipated scope and design of the power substation building. As a result, there have been slight modifications to the scope of work packages. If your firm has already submitted to the bid notification for this release, no action is required on your part. To stay updated on bid opportunities as they become available, sign up to receive notifications from Wisconn Valley News.

UPCOMING MEETINGS / EVENTS Monthly Foxconn Project Briefings will pause until March 18, 2019 , as construction activity on the site slows during the winter and holiday activities. For an archive of previous briefing information and videos, visit FoxconnRacineCounty.com/briefings . Upcoming meetings and events can be found in the  event calendar  on our website, FoxconnRacineCounty.com .