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World’s most powerful supercomputer project completed in Wisconsin
Microsoft has completed its Fairwater data center in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin, with thousands of construction jobs and a second facility on the way.
Microsoft proposes 15 more data centers in Mount Pleasant
Microsoft is planning a massive expansion of its Mount Pleasant operations by adding 15 more data centers and other buildings.
Additional $569 million expansion planned for Foxconn in Racine County
During an uptick of manufacturing projects in southeast Wisconsin, Foxconn announced it would invest $569 million to expand its Mount Pleasant operations.
Biden lauds new Microsoft center on the same site where Foxconn didn’t deliver
President Joe Biden on Wednesday laced into Donald Trump over a failed project in the previous administration that was supposed to bring thousands of new jobs into southeastern Wisconsin and trumpeted new economic investments under his watch that are coming to the same spot.
Microsoft plans multi-billion-dollar expansion in Mount Pleasant
Microsoft's acquisition could usher in a decade of new construction, according to officials.
Microsoft completes $50M land purchase deal with Mount Pleasant
Closing the deal was the next step to introducing Microsoft’s data center in the county, Racine County Executive Jonathan Delagrave said.
Microsoft enters deal to by $50 million Foxconn parcel in Wisconsin
Microsoft plans to build a $1 billion data center on the 315-acre parcel in Mount Pleasant.
Microsoft to build $1 billion data center facility in Mount Pleasant
Microsoft has agreed to buy 315 acres of land to build a $1 billion data center in Mount Pleasant.
Foxconn plans to build electric vehicle batteries in Wisconsin
Taiwan-based Foxconn could build electric vehicle batteries in Wisconsin, the company's CEO said.
Foxconn Mount Pleasant campus will get 2,000 solar panels in partnership with We Energies
Foxconn and We Energies announced a partnership to build around 2,000 solar panels in the company's Mount Pleasant campus.
Foxconn qualifies for state tax breaks again
Foxconn Technology Group qualified for tax breaks from the state of Wisconsin for a second year in a row in 2022 under revised contract terms that lowered benchmarks the technology company needed to meet.
Foxconn qualifies for Wisconsin tax breaks for first time
Foxconn Technology Group has qualified for nearly $30 million in Wisconsin tax credits, marking the first time the electronics giant has secured state aid since breaking ground on its facility in the state in 2018.
Today’s News
- South Milwaukee apartment project canceled after financing shortfall
- Governor candidate supports moratorium for future data centers
- Wausau Equipment facility changes hands in New Berlin
- Wisconsin Laborers union backs Crowley in governor’s race
- Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez drops out of governor’s race
- Home construction planned for former Manitowoc mall site
- Local costs a factor in I-794 removal proposal
- Wisconsin Pre-Bid Meetings – Week of July 20, 2026
- Rockwell’s New Berlin proposal gets initial approval
- Michigan approves Canadian oil giant’s Line 5 pipeline project
- Construction industry resilient despite higher prices
- Marketing firm Derse gets ready to build Oak Creek HQ
Project Profiles
- First prefabricated bridge in US installed in Eau Claire County
- Illinois developer worked with Wisconsin contractor to build 258-unit Wauwatosa apartment complex
- VJS Construction raises the roof for Bruce Guadalupe Community School expansion project
- Microgrid pilot project will store energy for village affected by outages
- Dane County sees uptick in highway work zone crashes, on track to exceed last year
- The Hop streetcar will debut newest service route in fall with limited service
- FPC Live slims venue proposal to 1 downtown building
- Children’s Hospital urgent care center in Milwaukee gets first round of city approval
- With Sonag Construction shut down, feds move to block indicted owner from collecting leftover assets
- Four contractors selected to build border wall prototypes
- UW-Milwaukee’s Greenstreet shaping minds (and the city)
- Turning the Corner(s) (PHOTO SLIDESHOW)