The Daily Dig:
Microsoft has submitted plans for 15 additional data center buildings in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin, spread across two campuses. The planning commission liked what they saw and recommended approval, but the final decision still rests with the village board. The plans call for one campus with nine data centers and a 96,000 square foot office building, plus a second campus with six data centers and a 74,000 square foot office building. Even if the village board gives the green light, each building will still need to go through engineering review and get its own permits before anyone breaks ground.
Snapshot:
Owner / Developer: Microsoft
General Contractor: Not disclosed
Sector: Data center / mission critical
Campus Plan: Two campuses (9 buildings + 96,000 SF office; 6 buildings + 74,000 SF office)
Value / Financing: Not disclosed
Location: Mount Pleasant, Racine County, WI
Timeline / Status: Planning commission recommended approval; subject to village approval, engineering review, and permits
TheJobWalk Thoughts:
This is the part of data center work that determines whether crews ever actually show up, getting through land use approvals, navigating plan conditions, and working through the slow grind of making designs permit ready. The office components are worth noting because they indicate this will be an operational campus with people working on site, not just empty shells. That usually means tighter requirements around site access, security measures, and how construction gets phased. Until those engineering reviews and permits come through, the real timeline is driven by paperwork, not fieldwork.
