Village of Mount Pleasant

Foxconn Paid Mount Pleasant $15 Million Make-Up Fee in 2025

Payment due because assessed property value fell short of promised amount.

GZ PrintPak expands U.S. footprint in Mount Pleasant

Czech Republic-based company invests in Wisconsin to meet growing industrial demand

Forum announces Salute to Local Government award winners

Will Data Centers Gobble Up Wisconsin?

Using massive amounts of water and electric power and creating few jobs.

Environmental Groups Sue City of Racine for Public Records on Water Use at Mount Pleasant Data Center

Microsoft Halts Work On Future Phases of Wisconsin Data Centers

First phase of project still 'fully on track' spokesperson says

Foxconn Acquires 20 More Acres in Mount Pleasant, But For What?

'There are no pending development proposals... for these properties.'

With 1,114 Employees, Foxconn Earns $9 Million in Tax Credits

Foxconn saw slower job growth in 2023 as it gets closer to maxing out $80M in available tax credits.

Mount Pleasant Hires Communications Director

Sean Ryan Fills Role to Promote Village and Inform Residents

Wisconsin State Patrol to conduct special enforcement to stop risky driving in Racine County

We Energies Will Spend $335 Million on Microsoft Development

No Public Service Commission approval needed because project is on Foxconn land

Mount Pleasant Deal With Microsoft Has No Public Subsidies

And no infrastructure. And would help village pay off Foxconn TIF district.

Gov. Evers Announces Microsoft Makes Major Investment in Wisconsin

The development brings jobs, investments, and skilling programs to the region

Wangard Partners To Break Ground On 180 Additional Units & Townhomes to Tivoli Green Development

Foxconn Deal Is Still Costing Taxpayers

6 years after deal made, nothing has been manufactured, but price tag keeps rising.

Microsoft Will Pay $50 Million For Mount Pleasant Data Center Site

Some of the money will go to Foxconn.

Village of Mount Pleasant Approves Agreements with Microsoft

Racine County Board to Consider Agreements at April Meetings

Foxconn, We Energies Building Solar Farm at Factory Campus

2,000-panel installation will produce enough electricity to power 300 homes.

Commission Approves Controversial Church Apartment Plan

Heated hearing results in addition of a traffic study that city officials expect to prove negligible impact.

UW-Madison Hires Former Foxconn Executive

Alan Yeung hired despite Foxconn’s failures, including not paying promised $100 million gift to UW.

Mt. Pleasant Village Board Won’t Get Longer Terms

Faced with referendum, board drops proposal to increase board member term to three years.

Foxconn Rebuffed Oshkosh Defense Bid to Build Mail Trucks?

Oshkosh company reportedly wanted to use Mt Pleasant campus, instead going to South Carolina.

Huge Foxconn Campus Remains A Puzzle

Mt Pleasant officials trying to lure other manufacturers, may need state help to pay bondholders.

Baldwin Works to Secure More Than $187 Million for Wisconsin in Omnibus Appropriations Legislation

Federal funding delivers support to local projects in Wisconsin championed by Senator Baldwin during the Congressional appropriations process

Mt Pleasant Attorney Pushed Board to Extend Term Lengths

Watchdog group charges little public notice given, board faces referendum on issue.

As Foxconn Fails, Mt. Pleasant Board Extends Term Lengths

Residents force referendum on whether board members should serve three, not two years.

Food-Coloring Business Will Lease Foxconn Building

Denmark-based company Oterra may hire 100 workers at largely empty Mount Pleasant campus.

Officials Say Wisconsin Finished Second On $20 Billion Intel Campus

Plus: Comparing the Intel and Foxconn proposals. And a recap of week's real estate news.

Mount Pleasant Charged For Foxconn Water Shortfall

Village paid more than $1 million for 2019 and 2020, but officials say this won't continue.

Final Lawsuit Over Foxconn Eminent Domain Settled

Village of Mount Pleasant used eminent domain to obtain land for the development.

Mount Pleasant Agrees to Settlement in Foxconn Lawsuit

“They stole the land and knew they would lose in court.”

Questions About Foxconn Project Consultant’s $336,000 Pay

Mount Pleasant has paid consulting group $1.2 million, with no job description or exact work records.

Two Developers Vie for River Hills Eder Farm Site

Residents are concerned about maintaining the village's unique zoning and the specter of affordable housing.

Baldwin Works to Secure More Than $176 Million for Wisconsin in Senate Appropriations Package

Federal funding would deliver support to local projects in Wisconsin championed by Senator Baldwin during the Congressional appropriations process

Officials Stand By Foxconn Project Despite Murky Future

The manufacturer announced it would build electric cars in Ohio last week.

Foxconn Picks Ohio Over Wisconsin

Company will buy former GM factory to build electric vehicles.

Village Clerk Threatens Indefinitely Confined Voters in Mt. Pleasant

“In defiance of state guidance, Village Clerk Stephanie Kohlhagen threatens voters with fines and jail in an astounding act of voter intimidation.”

Fisker Wants State Law Changed For Potential Foxconn Car Factory

The electric vehicle company wants to sell cars directly, as opposed to Wisconsin's franchise dealer system.

Village Board Unanimously Votes to Blight Local Business for Foxconn

“With no discussion or public comment, the Mount Pleasant Village Board rams through action to blight the property of a local business in Foxconn Area One, after barricading entrance and charging owners with trespassing.”

Village Paid Foxconn Project Manager Nearly $1 Million

Private contractor billed Mount Pleasant for $973,750 and has just gotten a raise.

The True Costs of New Foxconn Deal

Evers new deal is a huge improvement but will still cost taxpayers $523,000 per job.

New Foxconn Deal Cuts Incentives By $2.77 Billion

State will provide company up to $80 million under drastically down-scaled deal.

Lawsuit Against Foxconn Dropped

Plaintiffs attorney withdraws suit, due to new information discovered, while preserving right to re-file case.

Local Costs for Foxconn Cut By 2%

Annual update by Mount Pleasant still leaves total state-local costs at $1.32 billion.

Foxconn Sued for Breach of Contract

Real estate developer seeking nearly $400 million on behalf of taxpayers.