{"id":22573,"date":"2023-12-28T13:48:18","date_gmt":"2023-12-28T13:48:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\/?p=22573"},"modified":"2023-12-28T13:48:18","modified_gmt":"2023-12-28T13:48:18","slug":"microsoft-buys-over-1000-acres-of-farmland-in-wisconsin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\/?p=22573","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft Buys Over 1,000 Acres of Farmland in Wisconsin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Microsoft Corp has just finalized its purchase of over 1,000 acres of farmland in Racine County, Wisconsin.<\/p>\n<p>The 1,000 acres were part of three transactions totaling nearly $176 million.<\/p>\n<p>Microsoft\u2019s final transaction was the purchase of 407 acres, which included a \u00a0pumpkin farm and a 9-acre corn maze in Mount Pleasant.<\/p>\n<p>The massive land purchase is part of Microsft\u2019s plan to invest nearly $1 billion in a data center in Mount Pleasant.<\/p>\n<p>Microsoft just paid $76 million for a Wisconsin pumpkin farm <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LtCd0AZ1tl\">https:\/\/t.co\/LtCd0AZ1tl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Verge (@verge) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/verge\/status\/1738282391330848856?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 22, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n\n<p>Per <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsonline.com\/story\/money\/real-estate\/commercial\/2023\/12\/20\/microsoft-buys-milwaukee-area-land-near-foxconn-site-for-data-centers\/71984421007\/\">Milwaukee Journal Sentinel<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p>Microsoft Corp. has completed its purchase of just over 1,000 acres of Racine County farm land that will be developed for data center facilities.<\/p>\n<p>The three transactions totaled nearly $176 million.<\/p>\n<p>The company paid the Village of Mount Pleasant $63.2 million for 400 acres on Braun Road and Durand Avenue, according to newly filed deeds.<\/p>\n<p>Also, Microsoft paid the village $36.5 million for 241 acres on County Highway H.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, the company bought 407 acres on Braun Road and Durand Avenue from Creuziger Farms Inc. for $76 million, according to the deeds posted online Wednesday by the Wisconsin Department of Revenue.<\/p>\n<p>Microsoft completes its land purchase for future data centers near Foxconn site <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MQPoDBX505\">https:\/\/t.co\/MQPoDBX505<\/a> via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/journalsentinel?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@journalsentinel<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 TomDaykin (@TomDaykin) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TomDaykin\/status\/1737529214083960949?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 20, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n\n<p>The new data center is expected to hire 300 to 400 employees.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegatewaypundit.com\/2023\/12\/microsoft-buys-1000-acres-farmland-wisconsin\/\">Microsoft Buys Over 1,000 Acres of Farmland in Wisconsin<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegatewaypundit.com\/\">The Gateway Pundit<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Microsoft Corp has just finalized its purchase of over 1,000 acres of farmland in Racine County, Wisconsin. 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