Caroline Neal
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A Microsoft sign and logo are pictured April 4 at the company's headquarters in Redmond, Wash. |
MOUNT PLEASANT — After Microsoft announced another round of layoffs, the company and Mount Pleasant officials have said progress on the village’s new datacenter will not be affected.
“We’re fully on track with construction on our datacenter in Mount Pleasant, it’s still expected to go online in 2026, and our $3.3 billion commitment remains intact,” a Microsoft spokesperson said.
Microsoft has had multiple rounds of layoffs this year. Its largest was in May and affected around 6,000 workers, according to The Associated Press. The most recent announcement will impact 4% of its workforce, or about 9,000 people.
As of June 30, 2024, Microsoft employed 228,000 people worldwide, with 126,000 being based in the United States.
Sean Ryan, the communications director for the Village of Mount Pleasant, said the new datacenter will be the “most technologically advanced in Microsoft’s portfolio,” which currently includes 350 datacenters around the world.
“The data center will also create significant new property value that is expected to surpass the amount Microsoft committed to in its agreement with the Village, and will make Microsoft the largest single property taxpayer in Mount Pleasant,” Ryan said.
According to Mount Pleasant’s 2025 property assessments, the village currently has an estimated total commercial property value of $3 billion, marking an increase from $2.1 billion in 2024.
“With this investment, the Village and Racine County can pay their infrastructure investments in land near Interstate 94 in Tax Incremental District No. 5, using only the property taxes and other revenue generated by this new development,” Ryan said.
The Microsoft spokesperson said the company already has started preliminary work on expansion sites that will include additional infrastructure in Mount Pleasant.
As of July 3, the Microsoft careers page listed seven job openings at the Mount Pleasant site.
“We are committed to our projects to help prepare the workforce and Wisconsin manufacturers for the future,” the spokesperson said.
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