RACINE COUNTY — The Microsoft Corporation, commonly known as Microsoft, has closed on the purchase of 1,030 acres of land in the Village of Mount Pleasant, significantly expanding the company’s investment in Mount Pleasant and Racine County. The Village of Mount Pleasant and Racine County announced on Dec. 21 solidifying plans to continue the advancement […]
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Mount Pleasant completes land deal with Microsoft for data center campus
MOUNT PLEASANT — Microsoft Corporation (Microsoft) has successfully concluded its $50 million land purchase of a 315-acre parcel in the Village of Mount Pleasant. The tech giant intends to establish a data center campus on the site. The Village of Mount Pleasant, Racine County, Racine County Economic Development Corporation (RCEDC), Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC), […]
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Spring 2023 election results: Mount Pleasant incumbents retain their seats
MOUNT PLEASANT, WI — All four incumbent candidates retained their seats on the Mount Pleasant Village Board after about 10,000 Mount Pleasant residents took to the polls on Tuesday. Here are the results. Check back for more coverage as we’ll be updating this page with comments. President David Degroot:4,789 | 53% David DeGroot Read DeGroot’s […]
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BREAKING: Microsoft Corp. plans to build a $1 billion data center campus in Mount Pleasant
MOUNT PLEASANT, WIS. — Microsoft Corp. has announced plans to purchase a 315-acre parcel of land in Mount Pleasant for a $1 billion data center campus. The purchase aims to create a data center campus. The Village of Mount Pleasant, Racine County, Racine County Economic Development Corporation, Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, and Milwaukee 7 penned […]
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David DeGroot: Mount Pleasant Village President candidate
Racine County Eye asked candidates to fill out a questionnaire so that our readers could learn more about them. These are David DeGroot’s answers. David DeGroot What position are you seeking?Mount Pleasant Village President How long have you lived in Mount Pleasant?25 years Age64 OccupationMount Pleasant Village President, real estate interests David DeGroot What motivated […]
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4 Mount Pleasant Village Board seats up for grabs, here’s who is running
MOUNT PLEASANT, Wis. — With four seats up for grabs on the Mount Pleasant Village Board, it may look different after the 2023 spring election. Kelly Gallaher, Travis Yanke, Kim Mahoney, and Eric Martinez will challenge Village of Mount Pleasant Board incumbents David DeGroot (Village President), John Hewitt (Village Trustee #1), Nancy Washburn (Village Trustee […]
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Some in Foxconn development could lose homes through eminent domain
A number of residents living in the path of the Foxconn Technology Group development were frustrated with what they felt was a lack of information at an informational meeting in Mount Pleasant Wednesday night. The official location for the proposed $10 billion LCD display panel factory was announced Oct. 4. That was the first time […]
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Mount Pleasant President Takes Trip To Japan, Tells Board After
The question of where Foxconn Technology Group will locate in Racine County burns in the belly of many in Mount Pleasant and a recent trip to Japan by village President Dave DeGroot is turning up the heat. DeGroot left last Monday morning for Osaka and came back Friday. He said the trip was strictly village […]
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Mount Pleasant Village President Censured
Mount Pleasant Village President Dave DeGroot was censured by his fellow board members Monday for an outburst he directed at a resident that attempted to speak during the previous board meetings public comment section. DeGroot barred Mount Pleasant resident Kelly Gallaher on August 28 from speaking during the public comment period saying that she was […]
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Foxconn Announcement Expected Wednesday
Foxconn Technology Group will likely build their next plant, which will bring thousands of jobs and billions of dollars of investment to the region, in Mount Pleasant and Sturtevant, according to media reports. A Taiwanese multinational electronics contract manufacturing company, Foxconn is based in New Taipei City, Taiwan. The company makes electronics for a number of […]
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5 Shot Down For Mount Pleasant Village Board Job
The Mount Pleasant Village Board failed to confirm five different candidates to fill an open trustee seat on the board Monday. Nearly all five candidates were voted down along established factions on the board. One vote, however, failed 4-2 as trustee Gary Feest maintained that he will not vote for a trustee to fill the […]
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New Industrial Building Planned For Mount Pleasant
The Land and Lakes Development Co. plans to build a 308,000 square-foot speculative industrial building starting this summer in the Park 94 business park. Part of a 60-acre business park development, Illinois-based Land and Lakes will break ground on the second phase of the project. The recent sale of a 132,000-square-foot spec building to Zilber Property Group […]
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Gridlock: Mount Pleasant Stuck On Village Trustee Appointment
In a three to three vote, the Mount Pleasant Village Board of Trustees failed to confirm new president Dave DeGroot’s choice to fill his empty trustee seat. The vote split along voting blocks that have formed in recent years. Trustees Gary Feest, Jon Hansen and Ken Otwaska voted against appointing John Kis to the Village […]
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John Kis Tapped For Mount Pleasant Trustee Spot
Newly elected Mount Pleasant Village President Dave DeGroot appointed John Kis, a member of the Village Plan Commission and an executive with Tri City National Bank, to fill his village trustee seat. DeGroot ran for both president and trustee. Winning both, he is allowed to appoint his successor. In a press release circulated Tuesday, DeGroot […]
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DeGroot Goes Solo At Candidate Forum
Mount Pleasant Village Trustee Dave DeGroot had a candidate forum all to himself Wednesday night after Village President Jerry Garski declined to participate in the event. DeGroot is running this year for both his trustee position and president. In his responses to the questions Wednesday night he indicated how he would have handled past issues […]
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