p********r
发帖数: 1980 | 1 You clearly under-estimated the great use of the land: grow agriculture.
Farmland as an asset class is enjoy great appreciation at the moment:
http://media.economist.com/images/images-
magazine/2011/04/23/fn/20110423_fnc493.gif |
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w****n
发帖数: 1737 | 2 u r right. I just don't see a lot of people buy farmland
as investment, maybe because of the size. |
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p*****u
发帖数: 310 | 3 A group of farmers has some elevation data, and we’re going to help them
understand how rainfall flows over their farmland. We’ll represent the land
as a two-dimensional array of altitudes and use the following model, based
on the idea that water flows downhill:
If a cell’s four neighboring cells all have higher altitudes, we call this
cell a sink; water collects in sinks. Otherwise, water will flow to the
neighboring cell with the lowest altitude. If a cell is not a sink, you may
assume it has ... 阅读全帖 |
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t*******s
发帖数: 492 | 4 如果farmland是preservation tax，现在上面只有crop。如果在上面自己造一个房子，
或者trailer house，那么property tax是不是就会很不一样了 ？
多谢。 |
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p**********9
发帖数: 3463 | 5 听起来挺惨的，我家后院本来有两只兔子，最近不见了。打算种点玫瑰，herbal什么的
。后院是一大片farmland，他们可能不会吃我家的东西。 |
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s*******5
发帖数: 1620 | 6 I didn't see farmer john bacon
only farmland bacon 2.99
where |
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m*****m
发帖数: 19 | 7 NINE FACULTY POSITIONS IN PLANNING, REGIONAL ECONOMICS,
ECOLOGICAL SAFETY, URBAN SOCIOLOGY,
URBAN ANTHROPOLOGY, AND PUBLIC HEALTH
The Shanghai Key Laboratory for Urban Ecology and Sustainability (SKLUES)
and
School of Resources and Environment at East China Normal University (ECNU),
Shanghai, China invite nominations and applications for nine tenure-track,
open-rank faculty positions, beginning May 1st, 2011.
Under a new campus-wide initiative, SKLUES has identified urban ecology and
urban
susta... 阅读全帖 |
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p****m
发帖数: 2606 | 8 NINE FACULTY POSITIONS IN PLANNING, REGIONAL ECONOMICS,
ECOLOGICAL SAFETY, URBAN SOCIOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY, AND
PUBLIC HEALTH
East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
Shanghai Key Laboratory for Urban Ecology and Sustainability
School of Resources and Environment
The Shanghai Key Laboratory for Urban Ecology and Sustainability (SKLUES)
and
School of Resources and Environment at East China Normal University (ECNU),
Shanghai, China invite nominations and applications for nine tenure-track,
o... 阅读全帖 |
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J****9
发帖数: 442 | 9 There is no special requirement for parents from the rural area.
The principal here is to show the VO kinds of evidences, facts, lies,
supports etc. that your parents will definitely go back to China in the
near future.
However, your parents do have some specials, like owning house and farmland
(ask the local government to give a letter stating their ownership).
Provide VO their bank account, although there is not so much money there.
Good luck! |
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a*****9
发帖数: 478 | 10 我填的是agriculture；
Monthly salary in local salary: does not apply
Brief describe you duties: self-employed farmer contrasts XX acres of
farmland from the government together with my wife
Good Luck.都说北京挺好签的。 |
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s******g
发帖数: 654 | 11 You may be not supposed to invest $1M.
For the TEA zone, you only need to invest 500,000.
Just have your lawyer contact the regional centers.
That is the easiest way to do it.
======================================================================
Immigrant Investor Regional Centers
The following is a list of current EB-5 (Immigrant Investor) Regional
Centers by state. The list will be periodically updated. To update
information for your approved regional center, the official Point of Contact
(PO... 阅读全帖 |
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s******g
发帖数: 654 | 12 You may rent a farmland from me. I would accept crop-share for rent. |
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q********u
发帖数: 15519 | 13 Archer-Daniels-Midland: Positioned for Long-Term Growth
Investors in grain-processing giant Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) think
corn is king.
Oh, sure, ADM operates factories that crush oil out of soybeans and
sunflowers, grind wheat into flour and turn cocoa beans into powder. And
yes, it operates Mississippi River barges and a network of rural grain
elevators, and it makes staples – yawn — from things like peanuts and
the seed of the oil palm.
But corn has given ADM its most prominent profit po... 阅读全帖 |
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o**y
发帖数: 3065 | 14 what kinda farmland? what do they produce? |
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G****s
发帖数: 3523 | 15 whatever corps that grows in Northern California.
This broker only talks about the investment in general and procedures to
buy a farmland.
We investors need to shop around for the right land with the right corps
on it that we think can maximize the return. In that process, we may need
a broker's help. That's why he is willing to come to the bay area from
central valley to give this free seminar. |
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k***n
发帖数: 3158 | 16 farmland > gold > silver |
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y*******9
发帖数: 360 | 17 farmland property tax 高吗？一般多少？ |
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k********8
发帖数: 7948 | 18 http://money.cnn.com/2012/01/04/markets/milk_futures/index.htm
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- The commodity which enjoyed the biggest gain in price
last year can be answered with a simple question: Got milk?
That's because milk, not gold, oil, or any of the more popular futures
contracts, enjoyed about a 35.7% rise in price in 2011 to close at 18.77
cents per pound.
PrintComment
That compares to an 11.7% rise in the price of gold and a 10% rise in crude
oil prices. It also blows away the more modest gai... 阅读全帖 |
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g*q
发帖数: 26623 | 19 After a highly visible meeting with Apple CEO Tim Cook, Foxconn’s founder Terry Gou announced plans to open a sprawling Foxconn factory in Guthrie Center, Iowa, essentially replacing the approximately 2,000 residents of that small town with workers from in and around Iowa. The company will hire 300,000 employees for the new factory, about 10% of Iowa’s population.
The plant will include dormitories for workers, multiple swimming pools and Internet cafes, and meal seating for 100,000 employees.
T... 阅读全帖 |
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s******t
发帖数: 12883 | 20 wokao, 真的假的？ 就怕美国人民粗大的手指无法从事精细的零配件组装工作。
不过在世界各地建厂， 降低一个地方的供货风险， 思路是对的。
要是富士康真能把制造业一部分带回美国， 把产业链也一部分
带回美国， 倒是功德无量的事情， 美国总统授他一个什么勋章都不过分。
Terry Gou announced plans to open a sprawling Foxconn factory in Guthrie
Center, Iowa, essentially replacing the approximately 2,000 residents of
that small town with workers
and Internet cafes, and meal seating for 100,000 employees.
thousands of acres of farmland around the area. Experts expect further
economic growth as small parts manufacturers begin buildin... 阅读全帖 |
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c*******e
发帖数: 8624 | 21 don't think american workers can live life like this
Terry Gou announced plans to open a sprawling Foxconn factory in Guthrie
Center, Iowa, essentially replacing the approximately 2,000 residents of
that small town with workers
and Internet cafes, and meal seating for 100,000 employees.
thousands of acres of farmland around the area. Experts expect further
economic growth as small parts manufacturers begin building, importing, and
exporting from around Guthrie
probably eat double that, easy,” s... 阅读全帖 |
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c*******r
发帖数: 6971 | 22 郭台铭脑袋进水才会这么做
Terry Gou announced plans to open a sprawling Foxconn factory in Guthrie
Center, Iowa, essentially replacing the approximately 2,000 residents of
that small town with workers
and Internet cafes, and meal seating for 100,000 employees.
thousands of acres of farmland around the area. Experts expect further
economic growth as small parts manufacturers begin building, importing, and
exporting from around Guthrie
probably eat double that, easy,” said Harlon Williams, a pig farmer in
nea... 阅读全帖 |
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x***u
发帖数: 1087 | 23 if that's true, then short AAPL: apple products will be much more expensive,
profit margin will go down big.
Terry Gou announced plans to open a sprawling Foxconn factory in Guthrie
Center, Iowa, essentially replacing the approximately 2,000 residents of
that small town with workers from in and around Iowa. The company will hire
300,000 employees for the new factory, about 10% of Iowa’s population.
and Internet cafes, and meal seating for 100,000 employees.
thousands of acres of farmland around... 阅读全帖 |
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c**i
发帖数: 6973 | 24 That is the title of a report today in BBC Chinese.
("本年初的粮食恐慌让很多国家想方设法稳定粮食来源[.] 韩国大型商业集团大宇租用
了非洲最大岛屿马达加斯加的大片土地，为韩国提供粮食保障。")
Javier Blas, Chunk of Madagascar Rented by Daewoo to Greow Food for S Korea;
Farmland Area Is Half the size of Belgium. Financial Times, Nov. 19, 2008.
My comment:
(1) Until today I did not know S Korea is not self sufficient on crop
production. Up to Korean WAr, S Korea, like Taiwan, was noted for
agriculture while N Korea, strong in industry.
(2) A Chinaese official half |
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m*******1
发帖数: 84 | 25 t really depends on which university, major, etc. I know that Economics
department at LSE and UCL offer lecturers around 70000 pounds, which is more
than 110000 USD. Imperial College business school offers more than 90000
pounds, which is more than 150000 USD. LBS offers more than 1250000 pounds,
which is more than $210000. Engineering departments such as computer science
, software engineering, etc. also offer good salaries by adding "market
supplement" to base salaries. I think these salaries ... 阅读全帖 |
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m*******1
发帖数: 84 | 26 t really depends on which university, major, etc. I know that Economics
department at LSE and UCL offer lecturers around 70000 pounds, which is more
than 110000 USD. Imperial College business school offers more than 90000
pounds, which is more than 150000 USD. LBS offers more than 1250000 pounds,
which is more than $210000. Engineering departments such as computer science
, software engineering, etc. also offer good salaries by adding "market
supplement" to base salaries. I think these salaries ... 阅读全帖 |
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m****g
发帖数: 3975 | 27 7.Gunnison River
http://gorptravel.away.com/rafting-guide/colorado/gunnison-river.html
Unwinding through the farmland and hills of the Gunnison Valley, the Upper
Gunnison is an easy and scenic Class I-II float. There are a few mild rapids
to give the kids a kick, plus the chance of sighting wildlife like deer,
eagles, and great blue herons. Paralleling Colorado Route 135 from Almont to
Gunnison, this is an easy river to access.
Black Canyon of the Gunnison River Gorge
One of the most remote rive |
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d*****o
发帖数: 2868 | 28 yea, when i drove by mo back in june, i didn't see anything, it was farmland
the entire way. utah, arizona, colorado蛮好看的。pink, 周围还有什么可以玩的
地方吗？also, 什么时候有空，咱们一起出去玩一次？ |
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p**********t
发帖数: 2636 | 29 Again, Red River Gorge in KY (6 hrs) is my all-time favorite. I've been
there more than 20 times during the past 4 years for rock climbing and
hiking.
Pontiac lake trail is my favorite mountain biking trail. I try to go there
every weekend when it's in season and I'm in shape. It's a bit challenging
for me. To warm up for the season before I head for Pontiac, I usually do
both MTB loops in Island Lake for conditioning.
Hine's drive is my favorite place for road biking.
Bruce Peninsula (6 hours) ... 阅读全帖 |
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p**l
发帖数: 99 | 30 Still too early. It might be the best time 2-3 weeks later.
Pure Michigan Fall Color Update 09/27/2012
This week, Michigan’s fall color display continues to make a slow, but
graceful, advance across the Upper Peninsula, where peak conditions are
still two to three weeks away. Many of the region’s trees are stressed;
resulting in only a hint of color change is reflected in the area.
Chippewa County is predicting bursts of color for this approaching weekend.
A road trip to Tahquamenon Falls State ... 阅读全帖 |
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p********3
发帖数: 5750 | 31 我最害怕别人问我这个问题，怕误导大家。 我不反对非有机食品。但是我家确实是以
有机食品为主。 很多商店都有有机食品栏。 Whole Foods是有名的有机店， 食品也新
鲜(当然也有以小部分非有机食品栏）。 还有Byerly's 和Lunds都有很多有机食品出售。 还有一些Local的小店也有。Cups，Costco，Sams等店也应该有有机食品处。有机食品在美国销量越来越大， Farmer的种植也越来越多。 所以一般的店子都会有有机食品栏，有的商店干脆就只卖有机以显得有面子。
下面是一些关于有机食品增长情况：
According to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), the area
of farmland devoted to organic crop production more than doubled between
1990 and 2005, increasing from 1 million acres to 2.3 million acres.
Currently, certified orga |
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E********m
发帖数: 373 | 32 The Woolverton Inn
6 Woolverton Rd Stockton NJ
1-888-264-6648
The Woolverton Inn is located in central NJ near New Hope, PA and and
Lambertville NJ. The Woolverton Inn is a lovely country estate Bed and
Breakfast inn offering the ultimate in privacy and luxury, nestled on ten
park-like acres, surrounded by 300 acres of preserved farmland and forest.
FunNewJersey.com picks the Woolverton Inn as the #1 best overall Bed and
Breakfast in all of New Jersey!
The Warm up and Chill out Package
Warm up a... 阅读全帖 |
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w*******r
发帖数: 131 | 33 Whole Foods = Whole Paycheck which no longer equals organic....
http://www.prwatch.org/node/9903
Whole Foods Market Caves to Monsanto
Submitted by Anne Landman on January 28, 2011 - 3:09pm
WholeFoodsMarketAfter 12 years of battling to stop Monsanto's genetically-
engineered (GE) crops from contaminating the nation's organic farmland, the
biggest retailers of "natural" and "organic" foods in the U.S., including
Whole Foods Market (WFM), Organic Valley and Stonyfield Farm, have agreed to
stop oppo... 阅读全帖 |
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e*******6
发帖数: 2239 | 34 North and South Brunswick, as well as South Edison has seen a huge influx of
Indians in the past decade, so if you don't mind that, then those areas
would be in your range. The Route 27 corridor in South Edison mostly caters
to Chinese, and Wood Ave. and surrounding roads in North Edison and Iselin
section of Wooddbridge is mostly Indian, also. Some parts of North Brunswick
are sketchy, as there is a "spillover" effect from people moving in from
New Brunswick. Avoid streets that intersect Living... 阅读全帖 |
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a**3
发帖数: 159 | 35 Franklin Township 前几年曾被评为全美最适于居住第5
from North and New
Brunswick. Avoid the Hamilton Street area, but beyond that, very nice homes
, there is some farmland to enjoy, but the entrance/exit ramp on Easton Ave.
for 287 is a nightmare during rush hour. Lots of condos, McMansions, and
taxes can be high. ....... |
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s*********e
发帖数: 4475 | 36 385 aim to halt sale of Paramus church to Hindu temple
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2012 LAST UPDATED: SUNDAY OCTOBER 14, 2012, 9:54
AM
BY KAREN SUDOL
STAFF WRITER
THE RECORD
PARAMUS — Close to 400 residents have signed a petition opposing the
possible sale of the Paramus Congregational Church to a Hindu temple.
"If you do not want a Hindu temple and educational/cultural center across
the street from our children's school, then please sign and send in the
attached letter of petition immediately!!... 阅读全帖 |
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i*****g
发帖数: 2564 | 37 Need more specific examples from Yaya as to what she meant by "advance".
There maybe a difference in culture as how people see this - something that
gets recycled on the farmland vs. something that may get on a dining table. |
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t**********3
发帖数: 12623 | 38 【 以下文字转载自 USANews 讨论区 】
发信人: kickok (淡定熟男), 信区: USANews
标 题: Breaking New! 中国的老朋友，美国敌人Hugo Chavez死了
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Tue Mar 5 17:14:04 2013, 美东)
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — President Hugo Chavez, the fiery populist who
declared a socialist revolution in Venezuela, crusaded against U.S.
influence and championed a leftist revival across Latin America, died
Tuesday at age 58 after a nearly two-year bout with cancer.
Vice President Nicolas Maduro, surrounded by other government officials,
announced ... 阅读全帖 |
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W*****r
发帖数: 5681 | 39 看到蔡九大哥的"波特兰真漂亮啊".
http://www.mitbbs.com/article_t/Oregon/31255239.html
我心血来潮写一下 cross country 回忆录, 两年前我从芝加哥开回波特兰 along
highway 80 to 84。 疯狂的表车， 爽!! Highly suggest 要开 AWD in mountain
range.
有很多风景照片还没有处理， 就从我的 Facebook 里面偷点过来。 行车中，小照相机
拍照。 质量就不要求好了。 Enjoy.
President Ronald Reagan home in Illinois
farmland in Iowa
dine in local McDonalds
open field in Nebraska
sunset in Nebraska
this is where I slept
me, slow driving
bad storm approaching in Wyoming on high elevation
my car was rear swapping due t... 阅读全帖 |
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j****n
发帖数: 429 | 40 这个Jim Thorpe，我们大学英语精读里学过的。呵呵，回头再看这篇课文，我竟然还有
一些单词不认识～～
Jim Thorpe, an American Indian, is generally accepted as the greatest all-
round athlete of the first half of
the 20th century. Yet the man, who brought glory to his nation, had a
heartbreaking life. What caused his
sadness and poverty?
JIM THORPE
Steve Gelman
The railroad station was jammed. Students from Lafayette College were
crowding onto the train platform
eagerly awaiting the arrival of the Carlisle Indian school's track and field
s... 阅读全帖 |
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s*********4
发帖数: 1980 | 41 I had ever driven across some area in Idaho. 50 miles long green beautiful
farmland with small bridges and creeks. But man, I did not even see a single
human being through the whole driving. |
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m**a
发帖数: 269 | 42 lots of farmland were cut off water,
farmers got laid off,
they put "no water no job"
north CA cuts the water
I don't dare to invest there |
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m**a
发帖数: 269 | 43 我正在组织材料，到时候视频会议
不过，话说回来，farmland value reaches the record high price.
not the case of 抄底 |
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l*****s
发帖数: 623 | 44 我还是觉得分布得太不平均了，地广人稀的farmland没有也就算了，但中西部还是有很
多和东岸可以相比的地方的。
如果湾区的所谓名校们真的就该“轮”不上，那大家还在这里争什么呢？ |
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m**a
发帖数: 269 | 45 they offer 8% annual return, and you cannot buy farmland from them.
so the deal is so so |
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r***d
发帖数: 190 | 48 才搬到Fremont northgate区域。刚才一个小伙子穿着ECO FIRST的制服敲门，建议做
pest control，他说周围几家邻居都一直跟他们公司做，因为后面就临着那个alameda
creek，就是河床，里面繁茂的繁殖各类bug，另外，这片地开发之前是farmland，所以
这片有老鼠，主要是mice和roof rattles，还那里一大张各类害虫图片，说老鼠在各家
的屋顶里流窜。听的我直起鸡皮疙瘩。我告诉他还看到蛇了，他表示惊讶，说很可能是
因为后面的creek，他所这片的pests非常多，比如spiders，指着屋檐那里各种蜘蛛网
，说他们都在crack里面做窝了，所以屋里屋外都有繁殖是很正常的。在我的强烈逼问
下，他表示蛇不一定能赶走，但是bugs少了，蛇就没吃的了，可能会有一些效果。但是
他们的药肯定不是针对蛇的。
问了价格，199第一次+每季度149，还是挺贵的，就暂时没同意。把他糊弄走了之后，
我有一想，本来没事儿，这些害虫到处跑，可是人家邻居家都做了，那不是把害虫都赶
到咱这儿来了嘛。太可怕了。
有熟悉这个区的人说一下吗？
谢谢！ |
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l**********r
发帖数: 4612 | 49 【 以下文字转载自 Military 讨论区 】
发信人: gjq (不好啦,咕咚掉到井里啦), 信区: Military
标 题: 富士康计划在Iowa设厂,将招聘该州10%人口
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Sun Apr 1 13:11:55 2012, 美东)
After a highly visible meeting with Apple CEO Tim Cook, Foxconn’s founder Terry Gou announced plans to open a sprawling Foxconn factory in Guthrie Center, Iowa, essentially replacing the approximately 2,000 residents of that small town with workers from in and around Iowa. The company will hire 300,000 employees for the new factory, about 10% of Iowa’s populat... 阅读全帖 |
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c*****g
发帖数: 1137 | 50 4/1 ?
Terry Gou announced plans to open a sprawling Foxconn factory in Guthrie
Center, Iowa, essentially replacing the approximately 2,000 residents of
that small town with workers
and Internet cafes, and meal seating for 100,000 employees.
thousands of acres of farmland around the area. Experts expect further
economic growth as small parts manufacturers begin building, importing, and
exporting from around Guthrie
probably eat double that, easy,” said Harlon Williams, a pig farmer in
nearby Fan... 阅读全帖 |
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