Walsh kicks off $1B Microsoft data center on former Foxconn site
Construction Dive
SEPTEMBER 8, 2023
Earthwork and excavation on the property in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin, has begun, setting the stage for foundation work this fall.
Generac Investing $53M In Wisconsin Expansion
Business Facilities
SEPTEMBER 29, 2021
Energy technology solutions company Generac will create more than 700 manufacturing and office jobs throughout Wisconsin. The post Generac Investing $53M In Wisconsin Expansion appeared first on Business Facilities Magazine - Area Economic Development, Site Selection & Workforce Solutions.
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Update: Foxconn Confirms Wisconsin Site
Construction Equipment
OCTOBER 5, 2017
Racine County Executive Jonathan Delagrave said Wednesday that the Foxconn Technology Group will building its massive new manufacturing complex in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin, situated west of Racine.
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Microsoft plans $1B Wisconsin data center campus
Construction Dive
MARCH 29, 2023
The tech conglomerate could start construction work on the 315-acre site later this year, according to a release.
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Update: Foxconn Chooses Wisconsin
Construction Equipment
JULY 27, 2017
Although the exact site has not been selected, areas in Racine and Kenosha counties in southeastern Wisconsin are high on the list. Wisconsin will be the new site of a LCD display panel factory making products for computer screens, smartphones, and other digital devices.
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Wisconsin Changes Road Classifications to Access Foxconn Funding
Construction Equipment
DECEMBER 19, 2017
The Associated Press and Wisconsin State Journal report that Wisconsin has converted - on paper, at least - local roads around the Foxconn site from generic roads to state highways so the state can access money set aside for state road improvements.
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Generac Power Systems Opens Wisconsin Distribution Center
Business Facilities
FEBRUARY 5, 2019
Read: Generac Power Systems Opens Wisconsin Distribution Center at BusinessFacilities.com. The new 490,000-square-foot Janesville, WI distribution center will employ 80 people, and help expand the company's shipping capabilities.
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Automotive Supplier Growing In Wisconsin
Business Facilities
OCTOBER 5, 2016
The company’s first Wisconsin plant will be located at the Wisconsin Stateline Industrial Park, and is expected to create 118 new jobs. We look forward to a successful startup, and a long and mutually beneficial relationship with the state of Wisconsin and the Beloit/Rock County community.”.
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Environmental Services Company Expands In Wisconsin
Business Facilities
NOVEMBER 3, 2017
The new facility, spanning across 13 acres of formerly vacant industrial property, allows Covanta Environmental Solutions to expand and grow its services in Milwaukee and throughout the Midwest, after 20 years of success at a former site in the city. ” Relocating or Expanding Your Business In Wisconsin.
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Johnsonville Expanding Global Corporate HQ In Wisconsin
Business Facilities
MAY 10, 2017
Business Facilities - Area Economic Development, Site Selection & Workforce Solutions. Business Facilities - Area Economic Development, Site Selection & Workforce Solutions - The Source For Corporate Site Selectors. Johnsonville Expanding Global Corporate HQ In Wisconsin. BF Staff.
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46 Manufacturing Is Job One For Indiana, Wisconsin, Michigan
Business Facilities
JULY 24, 2017
Indiana, Wisconsin and Michigan have been named the Top Manufacturing States in a new rankings category in Business Facilities' 13th Annual Rankings Report; Louisiana is tops in Cybersecurity Growth Potential. Read: Manufacturing Is Job One For Indiana, Wisconsin, Michigan.
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Update: Foxconn Choses Wisconsin for $10 Billion Project
Construction Equipment
JULY 27, 2017
Milwaukee's Journal Sentin el reports Wisconsin will be the new site of a LCD display panel factory making products for computer screens, smartphones and other digital devices. Several states had courted the Chinese Foxconn Technology Group for the $10 billion plant which may employ up to 13,000 workers.
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50 HARIBO Picks Wisconsin For First North American Manufacturing Facility
Business Facilities
MARCH 24, 2017
Read HARIBO Picks Wisconsin For First North American Manufacturing Facility on Business Facilities - Area Economic Development, Site Selection & Workforce Solutions. The German candy maker will invest $242M and employ 400 at a new facility in Pleasant Prairie, WI expected to open in 2020.
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Wisconsin: Where Collaboration Drives Industry Advancement
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
JUNE 16, 2016
In Wisconsin, these strategies include industry cluster development rooted in unique technical knowledge and specialized supply-chain strengths. More than 200 companies with ties to the water industry call Wisconsin home, employing over 37,000 people and generating $5.7 Water Technology. billion in annual sales.
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50 Vonco Products Relocating To Wisconsin
Business Facilities
OCTOBER 27, 2016
We were very impressed with what the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) and its partners put together, and we also want to thank the Kenosha Area Business Alliance (KABA) for the role they played in bringing the various parties together to complete this deal,” said Smith. Relocating or Expanding Your Business In Wisconsin.
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Safety Management Software Company Expanding In Wisconsin
Business Facilities
FEBRUARY 17, 2017
Read Safety Management Software Company Expanding In Wisconsin on Business Facilities - Area Economic Development, Site Selection & Workforce Solutions. Report Exec has moved to the former Oak Creek Police Department building, where the founder started his career in law enforcement before launching the company.
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40 Generac Power Systems Expanding Operations In Wisconsin
Business Facilities
AUGUST 15, 2017
will invest more than $73 million and create 400 jobs over five years as it expands its Waukesha, WI-based global corporate headquarters and manufacturing facilities throughout Wisconsin. Expansion of Generac’s corporate headquarters, research and development, and production operations in Wisconsin are also in the works. “As
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Foxconn’s Wisconsin Project: Largest Greenfield Foreign Investment In U.S. History
Business Facilities
AUGUST 1, 2017
The high-tech manufacturer’s $10B investment will create 13,000 jobs at its new Southeastern Wisconsin campus. Read: Foxconn’s Wisconsin Project: Largest Greenfield Foreign Investment In U.S. History.
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Banker Wire Expanding Wisconsin Manufacturing Operations
Business Facilities
MARCH 7, 2018
Read: Banker Wire Expanding Wisconsin Manufacturing Operations at BusinessFacilities.com. The wire mesh manufacturer’s new facility in Mukwonago, WI will provide expanded production capacity and manufacturing efficiencies.
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J.W. Speaker Creating 100 Jobs In Wisconsin
Business Facilities
JUNE 12, 2018
Speaker Creating 100 Jobs In Wisconsin at BusinessFacilities.com. The lighting manufacturer is investing $46 million in the expansion of its Germantown, WI operations.
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Madison Region Economic Partnership (MadREP) | Madison, Wisconsin
Business Facilities
DECEMBER 11, 2016
Read Madison Region Economic Partnership (MadREP) | Madison, Wisconsin on Business Facilities - Area Economic Development, Site Selection & Workforce Solutions.
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Wisconsin Incentives and Workforce Development Guide
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
MARCH 9, 2016
For a list of Wisconsin economic development agencies that can help with the site selection process, visit our Online Site Seekers’ Guide. Business Opportunity Loan Fund: Financing options ranging from loans to loan guaranties for businesses making investments to expand in or relocate to Wisconsin.
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Wisconsin: Milwaukee Tool Adding 600 Jobs In Brookfield
Business Facilities
JULY 18, 2016
Read Wisconsin: Milwaukee Tool Adding 600 Jobs In Brookfield on Business Facilities - Economic Development, Site Selection & Workforce Solutions. The manufacturer of heavy-duty power tools is undertaking a 200,000-square-foot expansion, including a new four-story office building.
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Kwik Trip Expanding Operations, Creating 300 Jobs In Wisconsin
Business Facilities
NOVEMBER 28, 2017
which owns and operates more than 600 retail convenience stores in Wisconsin, Minnesota and Iowa, has announced a $300 million capital investment project that will enable the growing company to meet its capacity needs for the foreseeable future. Kwik Trip Inc.,
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41 Business Report: Wisconsin Spurs Milwaukee Redevelopment With Brownfield Grants
Business Facilities
JULY 24, 2014
The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) has announced it has awarded nearly $1.4 WEDC’s Brownfield Grant Program provides funding to assist local governments, businesses and individuals with assessing and remediating the environmental contamination of an abandoned, idle or underused industrial or commercial facility or site.
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Linetec Adds Third Anodize Line In Wisconsin
Business Facilities
DECEMBER 10, 2015
Linetec Adds Third Anodize Line In Wisconsin originally appeared on Business Facilities (BF) Magazine. Linetec recently celebrated the opening of a third anodize line at its facility in Wausau, Wisconsin. Linetec Adds Third Anodize Line In Wisconsin. Credit: Linetec. under one roof, according to Marshall. RibbonCutting.Linetec.
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Self-erecting Crane Keeps Roads Open
Construction Equipment
AUGUST 20, 2020
Quasius Construction avoided partial street shutdowns by using a Potain Igo T 85 A self-erecting tower crane to build an apartment complex in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. Using a crawler crane would have required the shutdowns because the of the small size and constrained location of the job site on…
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Mortenson to build two projects at Foxconn complex
Construction Dive
SEPTEMBER 23, 2019
The general contractor has already issued a subcontractor Invitation to Bid for one of the facilities at the $10 billion LCD manufacturing site in Wisconsin.
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87 SNAPSHOTS: 60 Seconds…with Eric Borgerding, Executive Vice President, Wisconsin Hospital Association
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
AUGUST 27, 2013
Eric Borgerding, Executive Vice President, Wisconsin Hospital Association. BF: Wisconsin health care is ranked as being among the highest quality in the country. What does that mean to employers who are considering locating to Wisconsin? In Wisconsin, we are focusing on improving quality as a way to address cost.
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Bradley Corp. celebrates plant opening in Wisconsin | Management.
Contractor Magazine
JULY 18, 2012
celebrates plant opening in Wisconsin. celebrates plant opening in Wisconsin. Bradley Corporation drew a crowd of over 150 employees and guests including Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker and other government officials for a July 2 nd Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at its new manufacturing plant in Germantown, Wis.
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50 [VIDEO] Semi Slams into Barrier, Another Rolls and Explodes
Construction Equipment
JULY 11, 2019
An accident at a Racine County, Wisconsin, construction site sent a southbound semi-truck into a concrete construction barrier, propelling the barrier into northbound traffic. According to the Journal Sentinel, the truck was attempting to change lanes within the zone when the accident occurred. …
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Driver Crashes into Crane, Ejected from Vehicle
Construction Equipment
MAY 21, 2019
A man in Franklin, Wisconsin died after his pickup crashed into a crane on a highway site last Thursday morning. According to a report by the Journal Times a GMC Sierra, reportedly driven by 58-year-old Peter Kaishian, was traveling east when it crossed the center line and struck a parked crane.…
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Foxconn Mega-Project Is Business Facilities’ 2017 Deal Of The Year
Business Facilities
JANUARY 4, 2018
billion LCD panel production facility is expected to bring a bonanza of 13,000 new jobs to Wisconsin. Read: Foxconn Mega-Project Is Business Facilities’ 2017 Deal Of The Year at BusinessFacilities.com.
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Frugal Mom Builds Family Home with Recycled Materials
Natural Building
JULY 18, 2021
They bought some land and the family of four moved into an enclosed travel trailer on site as Vera worked alongside contractor Jay Cooper of Ashland and other craftsmen to build their home on a budget. The small ad was placed by a landscape architect who specializes in reclaiming hand-hewn log and timber frame houses in Wisconsin.
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OSHA Issues 10 Citations Following Death of Highway Construction Worker
Construction Equipment
FEBRUARY 28, 2013
after a worker died from injuries sustained while working with equipment that came into contact with power lines on a Wisconsin highway construction site. 17, 2012 when the company was performing guardrail and sign installation on a 13-mile stretch of I-94 in western Wisconsin. February 28, 2013. read more
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67 Using Whole Trees for Building
Natural Building
OCTOBER 26, 2019
WholeTrees Structures , a Wisconsin-based design and construction company, finds both architectural opportunity and environmental advantage in designing and building with intact tree trunks that would otherwise be culled. Intact wood has a lighter environmental impact than engineered wood and a much lighter impact than steel.
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40 EPA TO REQUIRE “BEST PRACTICES” FOR CONTROLLING EROSION ON CONSTRUCTION SITES
Construction Lawyer
APRIL 1, 2014
and calls for the practices to lessen the velocity and volume of stormwater flows from job sites. This new rule was the result of the settlement of a lawsuit between the EPA and the Utility Water Group, the National Association of Home Builders and the Wisconsin Builders Association, respectively. It goes into effect on May 5, 2014.
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Alternative Deck Footing Product, Diamond Pier, Releases 10-year Study Examining Frost Heave Performance
Pro Builder
DECEMBER 3, 2020
PFI conducted a 10-year-study collecting warranty data, visiting warranty sites, and using the USDA Web Soil Survey to assess soil data around warranty claim sites, which included Minnesota extending into western Wisconsin, eastern North and South Dakota, northern Iowa, and Omaha, Nebraska. This represents ½ of 1% (0.005).
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Behind the Build: Interview with Jay Mathes, Virtual Construction Civil Lead, Miron Construction
Autodesk Construction Cloud
FEBRUARY 11, 2022
First, Miron Construction is a large general contractor headquartered in Wisconsin, with six satellite offices in the Midwest. The first is a new expo hall project in Green Bay, Wisconsin. We were doing self-performed steel, so our crews were erecting the steel on site. billion in revenue.
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94 Greenheck Group Expanding In Oklahoma
Business Facilities
AUGUST 15, 2017
After a search of multiple sites in the south-central United States, Greenheck Group has selected Tulsa, OK for the development of a new campus that will house manufacturing and distribution for several of the company’s products and brands. Tulsa’s skilled workforce was an important factor in the site selection decision. and abroad.
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43 ‘Labor of Love Music Festival’ Raises $10,000 For Wounded Warrior Project
Construction Equipment
SEPTEMBER 22, 2015
The “Labor of Love Music Festival”, hosted by Case Construction Equipment on Labor Day 2015, attracted roughly 2,000 attendeees and raised $10,000 for Wounded Warrior Project through ticket sales, a silent auction and a percentage of on-site beverage sales donated by the Racine Civic Centre.
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48 ‘Labor of Love Music Festival’ Raises $10,000
Construction Equipment
SEPTEMBER 22, 2015
The “Labor of Love Music Festival”, hosted by Case Construction Equipment on Labor Day 2015, attracted roughly 2,000 attendeees and raised $10,000 for Wounded Warrior Project through ticket sales, a silent auction and a percentage of on-site beverage sales donated by the Racine Civic Centre.
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48 Foxconn Buys Northwestern Mutual’s Downtown Milwaukee Building
Business Facilities
FEBRUARY 8, 2018
The building will serve as the headquarters for Foxconn’s Wisconsin operations and the Wisconn Valley Innovation Center, and is in addition to the company’s $10 billion manufacturing campus. Read: Foxconn Buys Northwestern Mutual’s Downtown Milwaukee Building at BusinessFacilities.com.
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