JT IRREGULARS: 5/3/26

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

More than 375 people are working at Microsoft's Mount Pleasant data center, a company executive says.

Bowen Wallace, corporate vice president for Microsoft, gave an update on the project to the Racine County Economic Development Corp. on May 7 at its "Impact 2026" event in Racine.

"We've hired over 375 full-time Microsoft employees," Wallace said. This includes workers who deploy network server devices, operate and maintain electrical and plumbing control systems.

Microsoft is nearing the full completion of its first data center in Mount Pleasant and the company plans to have roughly 500 workers at that facility when it's completed.

A second data center is currently under construction, which Wallace said, at its peak, will have roughly 3,000 construction jobs.

Microsoft is planning to add 15 more data centers to its property in Mount Pleasant during the next decade.

Wallace called the Racine County project the "absolutely flagship supercomputer in Microsoft's portfolio."

"When this project started back in 2023, it went from an idea to construction start faster than any project in our portfolio had ever done before and ever done since," Wallace said.

From: https://www.jsonline.com/story/money/business/2026/05/08/microsoft-has-more-than-375-workers-at-mount-pleasant-data-center/89985117007/

This mentally ill clown got the attention that he craves.

What an insecure man-child King Butt-Hurt is.

Earlier this week I saw a kid on an electric scooter riding on Newman Rd. in the middle of the traffic lane.

Tennessee's lying pigs have the power of life or death over you.

From JSOnline:

Ricardo Torres

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella told investors and analysts that the company’s data center in Mount Pleasant went online in early April “six weeks ahead of schedule, allowing us to recognize revenue earlier.”

However, the company says that the data center, called Fairwater, isn’t online yet.

Nadella made the comments during the April 29 third quarter earnings call, in which the company announced a profit of $31.8 billion for the quarter.

When asked for comment, Microsoft referred the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel to a post on X by Nadella on April 16, days before the earnings call, for the official comment:

“Our Fairwater datacenter in Wisconsin is going live, ahead of schedule,” the post reads. “As the world’s most powerful AI datacenter, it will bring together hundreds of thousands of GB200s into a single seamless cluster. Congrats to all the teams who made this possible!”

There is equipment inside the data center conducting start-up activities, which the company anticipates will continue to happen for the next several weeks.

The GB200s Nadella mentioned are the high-performance superchips made by Nvidia.

Microsoft has been building in Mount Pleasant since it acquired land from Foxconn Technology Group in 2024.

So far, Microsoft has committed $7.3 billion to building its facilities in Mount Pleasant.

From: https://www.jsonline.com/story/money/business/2026/05/05/microsoft-ceo-says-mt-pleasant-data-center-is-online-its-close/89934415007/

From The Journal Times.com:

Holly Gilvary

MOUNT PLEASANT — The Sounds of Sunset series will return for a third year with four Tuesday evening concerts starting June 16 at Campus Park.

The concerts begin at 6:30 p.m. at 8500 Campus Drive. Parking is available on-site, nearby at the Mount Pleasant Village Hall at 8811 Campus Drive and on surrounding streets.

Along with live music, the concerts feature a rotating line-up of food trucks, and beer and wine available for purchase from the Racine Founder’s Rotary Club.

The park’s playgrounds and splash pad will be open during the concerts.

Guests can expect to see the following acts this summer:

June 16 — Jay Matthes
July 7 — Dirty Boogie
July 28 — 5 Card Studs
Aug. 18 — Trippin Billies

Dogs, carry-in beer, wine or liquor and glass containers are not permitted.

For the latest information about food truck lineups, weather updates and more, visit https://www.facebook.com/VillageofMountPleasant.

From: https://journaltimes.com/news/local/article_4236b11c-e59c-40dd-aaad-969e72126870.html

From The Journal Times.com:

Holly Gilvary

RACINE — The new Racine Farmers Market on the Lake launches May 9 at Festival Park.

The market will be open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Saturday through October and feature more than 60 regional vendors.

Market Manager Dawn Carrillo said it is “a true farmers market.”

“There’s no reselling. You’ll meet the farmer who picked the vegetables and be the first to enjoy produce as it comes into season,” Carrillo said in a statement.

Families also can enjoy kids activities, interactive booths from local businesses and nonprofits, and community participation from city departments, schools and youth organizations.

Other highlights include Educators Credit Union’s Kids Coins, giving every child aged 5-12 $2 to purchase their own produce; the Taste It Tent, where visitors can sample fresh foods before buying; live music; hot food and cold drinks; cooking demonstrations; and special days during the season such as “Apple Day” and a “Salsa Showdown.”

Through the Wisconsin FoodShare program, SNAP-eligible families can receive a $20 match when they shop at the market, an initiative sponsored by Double Up Food Bucks and Aurora Health Care.

For more information, vendor inquiries or partnership opportunities, visit www.racinefarmersmarket.com.

From: https://journaltimes.com/news/local/article_c2fe426e-6631-436e-8ddb-fbcf5f5edee0.html#tracking-source=home-top-story