On Monday, renderings were released showing plans for Foxconn Technology Group's initial Mount Pleasant advanced manufacturing facility. Documents show manufacturing and assembly operations on the first level, with offices planned for a second floor. In total, the building footprint for this initial phase is planned to cover nearly 20 acres of land. The Village of Mount Pleasant Plan Commission is set to consider the building design on Wednesday. Read more in the Milwaukee Bu

Foxconn Technology Group released four new bid packages recently for work on its advanced manufacturing facility in the Village of Mount Pleasant. This latest package includes the following invitations to bid - Bid Release 3c - Power Substation (PSS) Update: The invitation to bid has been revised to note that the bid package 26C duct bank work has been pushed to a future release. Bid Release 5a - Fabrication Facility - Building Enclosure: This bid release includes the buildin

Earlier this month, Gateway Technical College held a conference on advanced manufacturing. “The future of industrial artificial intelligence will share the workplace and redefine the knowledge and skills required in the global competition for jobs,” said Jay Lee, senior vice chairman for Foxconn’s Industrial Internet and the conference's keynote speaker. “Gateway and Foxconn are partnering to provide career paths that support an advanced manufacturing ecosystem.” Lee also not

A Wisconsin administrative law judge has ruled in favor of the City of Racine's straddling community diversion application, requesting to divert water from Lake Michigan to supply developments and residents in Mount Pleasant TID 5. "We are pleased with the decision," said Mount Pleasant Village President David DeGroot. "This diversion will support broader I-94 corridor development, creating even more Racine County jobs, patrons and residents. It will enable us to provide clea