Wisconsin

Ellipsis

(9,124 posts) Wed Mar 29, 2023, 03:57 PM Mar 2023

Microsoft has announced plans to spend $1 billion developing a 315-acre site in Mount Pleasant Wi

Microsoft has announced plans to spend $1 billion developing a 315-acre site that has been part of Foxconn’s property in the Village of Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin, to build a data processing center. The Village Board will vote Thursday March 30 on having Foxconn release the land to the village, then on selling it to Microsoft for $50 million.

https://www.fox6now.com/news/microsoft-mount-pleasant-data-center-planned-foxconn-tax-district

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Microsoft has announced plans to spend $1 billion developing a 315-acre site in Mount Pleasant Wi (Original Post) Ellipsis Mar 2023 OP

Yay, Microsoft! halfulglas Mar 2023 #1

And if WI legislature gets their way and destroys the University of WI and bans abortion? Freethinker65 Mar 2023 #2

...lot to chew on there. Ellipsis Mar 2023 #3

🤞 Freethinker65 Mar 2023 #4

Vote for Janet! AllyCat Mar 2023 #5

halfulglas

(1,654 posts)

1. Yay, Microsoft!

Reply to Ellipsis (Original post)

Wed Mar 29, 2023, 04:00 PM

Mar 2023

Freethinker65

(10,123 posts)

2. And if WI legislature gets their way and destroys the University of WI and bans abortion?

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Wed Mar 29, 2023, 06:11 PM

Mar 2023

Will employees want to move to Mount Pleasant, or will they commute/telecommute from Illinois?

Ellipsis

(9,124 posts)

3. ...lot to chew on there.

Reply to Freethinker65 (Reply #2)

Wed Mar 29, 2023, 06:18 PM

Mar 2023

Let's revisit this after the April 4th election.

Freethinker65

(10,123 posts)

4. 🤞

Reply to Ellipsis (Reply #3)

Wed Mar 29, 2023, 06:19 PM

Mar 2023

AllyCat

(16,293 posts)

5. Vote for Janet!

Reply to Ellipsis (Reply #3)

Wed Mar 29, 2023, 09:52 PM

Mar 2023

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