Mount Pleasant OKs land sale to Microsoft for new data center

Microsoft's $1 billion investment is moving forward in Racine County after final approval for the proposed data center near the Foxconn site in Mou...

May 30, 2023
7:52 AM

Microsoft's $1 billion investment is moving forward in Racine County after final approval for the proposed data center near the Foxconn site in Mount Pleasant. Posted at 1:56 PM, May 25, 2023 MOUNT PLEASANT, Wis. — The Village of Mount Pleasant in Racine County has closed on its land sale to Microsoft for their planned $1 billion data center there. According to a news release from backers on Thursday, the Village of Mount Pleasant, Racine County, Racine County Economic Development Corporation (RCEDC), Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) and Milwaukee 7 announced the closing of Microsoft Corporation's $50 million land purchase.