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Foxconn to Invest $569 Million in Wisconsin AI Server Expansion, Adding About 1,400 Jobs

The move marks a continued pivot from the shelved 2017 mega-plant toward data infrastructure manufacturing.

Overview

  • Wisconsin’s economic development agency approved a contract amendment with up to $16 million in additional performance-based tax incentives.
  • Separate WEDC materials cited in coverage indicate Foxconn could earn as much as $96 million in state tax credits through 2029, a figure described as disputed across reports.
  • Foxconn will build artificial-intelligence servers at its Mount Pleasant campus, which the company says responds to growing demand for data infrastructure.
  • By the end of 2024, Foxconn had invested more than $700 million and employed over 1,200 people at the site, according to WEDC.
  • WEDC projects a cumulative footprint of more than 2,600 jobs and about $1.2 billion in capital investment by 2029, as nearby land is developed by Microsoft for data centers.