Content referencing 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.
Jan 6th, 2026 by Steph Conquest-Ware
Will Data Centers Gobble Up Wisconsin?
Using massive amounts of water and electric power and creating few jobs.
Sep 23rd, 2025 by Bruce Murphy
Microsoft Halts Work On Future Phases of Wisconsin Data Centers
First phase of project still 'fully on track' spokesperson says
Mar 21st, 2025 by Nick Rommel
Foxconn Acquires 20 More Acres in Mount Pleasant, But For What?
'There are no pending development proposals... for these properties.'
Jan 7th, 2025 by Joe Schulz
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.
Dec 13th, 2024 by Joe Schulz
We Energies Will Spend $335 Million on Microsoft Development
No Public Service Commission approval needed because project is on Foxconn land
Mar 6th, 2024 by Evan Casey
Mount Pleasant Deal With Microsoft Has No Public Subsidies
And no infrastructure. And would help village pay off Foxconn TIF district.
Nov 14th, 2023 by Evan Casey
Foxconn Deal Is Still Costing Taxpayers
6 years after deal made, nothing has been manufactured, but price tag keeps rising.
Jul 6th, 2023 by Bruce Murphy
Microsoft Will Pay $50 Million For Mount Pleasant Data Center Site
Some of the money will go to Foxconn.
Apr 20th, 2023 by Evan Casey
Foxconn, We Energies Building Solar Farm at Factory Campus
2,000-panel installation will produce enough electricity to power 300 homes.
Mar 10th, 2023 by Joe Schulz
Commission Approves Controversial Church Apartment Plan
Heated hearing results in addition of a traffic study that city officials expect to prove negligible impact.
Aug 22nd, 2022 by Jeramey Jannene
UW-Madison Hires Former Foxconn Executive
Alan Yeung hired despite Foxconn’s failures, including not paying promised $100 million gift to UW.
Apr 5th, 2022 by Rich Kremer
Mt. Pleasant Village Board Won’t Get Longer Terms
Faced with referendum, board drops proposal to increase board member term to three years.
Mar 30th, 2022 by Erik Gunn
Foxconn Rebuffed Oshkosh Defense Bid to Build Mail Trucks?
Oshkosh company reportedly wanted to use Mt Pleasant campus, instead going to South Carolina.
Mar 28th, 2022 by Rich Kremer
Huge Foxconn Campus Remains A Puzzle
Mt Pleasant officials trying to lure other manufacturers, may need state help to pay bondholders.
Mar 28th, 2022 by Denise Lockwood
Mt Pleasant Attorney Pushed Board to Extend Term Lengths
Watchdog group charges little public notice given, board faces referendum on issue.
Mar 9th, 2022 by Corrinne Hess
As Foxconn Fails, Mt. Pleasant Board Extends Term Lengths
Residents force referendum on whether board members should serve three, not two years.
Mar 1st, 2022 by Corrinne Hess
Food-Coloring Business Will Lease Foxconn Building
Denmark-based company Oterra may hire 100 workers at largely empty Mount Pleasant campus.
Feb 5th, 2022 by Christine Hatfield
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.
Jan 23rd, 2022 by Jeramey Jannene
Mount Pleasant Charged For Foxconn Water Shortfall
Village paid more than $1 million for 2019 and 2020, but officials say this won't continue.
Jan 21st, 2022 by Bruce Murphy
Final Lawsuit Over Foxconn Eminent Domain Settled
Village of Mount Pleasant used eminent domain to obtain land for the development.
Jan 13th, 2022 by Corrinne Hess
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.
Dec 21st, 2021 by Corrinne Hess
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.
Oct 29th, 2021 by Michael Horne
Officials Stand By Foxconn Project Despite Murky Future
The manufacturer announced it would build electric cars in Ohio last week.
Oct 7th, 2021 by Corrinne Hess
Foxconn Picks Ohio Over Wisconsin
Company will buy former GM factory to build electric vehicles.
Oct 1st, 2021 by Jeramey Jannene
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.
Aug 11th, 2021 by Jeramey Jannene
Village Paid Foxconn Project Manager Nearly $1 Million
Private contractor billed Mount Pleasant for $973,750 and has just gotten a raise.
May 28th, 2021 by Corrinne Hess
The True Costs of New Foxconn Deal
Evers new deal is a huge improvement but will still cost taxpayers $523,000 per job.
Apr 28th, 2021 by Bruce Murphy
New Foxconn Deal Cuts Incentives By $2.77 Billion
State will provide company up to $80 million under drastically down-scaled deal.
Apr 20th, 2021 by Jeramey Jannene
Lawsuit Against Foxconn Dropped
Plaintiffs attorney withdraws suit, due to new information discovered, while preserving right to re-file case.
Mar 8th, 2021 by Corrinne Hess
Local Costs for Foxconn Cut By 2%
Annual update by Mount Pleasant still leaves total state-local costs at $1.32 billion.
Feb 8th, 2021 by Bruce Murphy
Foxconn Sued for Breach of Contract
Real estate developer seeking nearly $400 million on behalf of taxpayers.
Feb 4th, 2021 by Corrinne Hess
