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Read Microsoft Trims Mount Pleasant Data Center Plan To Seven Buildings From Nine
Microsoft has cut the number of buildings planned for the 791-acre Durand Avenue portion of its Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin, data center campus to seven from nine, reducing the parcel's projected tax...

Microsoft Trims Mount Pleasant Data Center Plan To Seven Buildings From Nine

October 12, 2026 Milwaukee

Microsoft has cut the number of buildings planned for the 791-acre Durand Avenue portion of its Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin, data center campus to seven from nine, reducing the parcel's projected taxable value by about 24 percent, or nearly $1.9 billion, the Milwaukee Business Journal reported on...

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Read Data Center Development in Wisconsin delayed
Data Center Development in Wisconsin delayed

Data Center Development in Wisconsin delayed

September 26, 2025 Wisconsin

A data center development in Menomonie, Wisconsin, has been delayed. In a meeting on September 22, Mayor Randy Knaack said that he had drafted a memo to developer Balloonist LLC stating that the city was no longer interested in pursuing the project.“I’m not thrilled about the data center coming...

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Read Northwestern Mutual Abandons Franklin, Wisconsin Facility And On-site Data Center
Northwestern Mutual Abandons Franklin, Wisconsin Facility And On-site Data Center

Northwestern Mutual Abandons Franklin, Wisconsin Facility And On-site Data Center

February 22, 2023 Wisconsin

Northwestern Mutual is abandoning its campus in Franklin, Wisconsin, on the outskirts of Milwaukee, as part of a $500 million effort to relocate to an office complex in downtown Milwaukee. Per the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, this is partially due to the fact that the corporation no longer needs...

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