The state DNR will conduct a number of environmental reviews for the various air and water pollution permits the company will need.

In the memorandum of understanding signed this week, the state promised to speed up the reviews and there’s been speculation that some current laws will ease up so Foxconn can build its $10 billion LCD smartphone screen facility.

The DNR is not saying much because it’s not known exactly where the project will be, although it’s speculated to be put on a 1,000-acre campus of several buildings near Mount Pleasant and Sturtevant in Racine County.

DNR spokesman Jim Dick says Foxconn represents a “great opportunity” for Wisconsin and it vows to get everything done despite a six percent drop in the agency’s workforce during the Walker era that began in 2011.