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Construction drives state's job growth (opens the original)
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The construction industry accounted for around half of the non-farm job growth in Wisconsin over the last year, as a few high-profile data center projects moved forward in the state. Wisconsin added 10,500 construction jobs from August 2025 to August 2026, more than half of the 19,400 total non-farm jobs added over that period, according to data from the state Department of Workforce Development. The industry accounted for 156,500 jobs as of August, the most recent month with available data. Tha
Data Centers Power Wisconsin Construction Boom Despite Public Backlash (opens the original)
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Half of new non-farm jobs came from construction as mega-projects rise in Mount Pleasant, Port Washington and Beaver Dam. Construction is underway at the site of Meta’s future data center Tuesday, April 14, 2026, in Beaver Dam, Wis. Angela Major/WPR The construction industry accounted for around half of the non-farm job growth in Wisconsin over the last year, as a few high-profile data center projects moved forward in the state. Wisconsin added 10,500 construction jobs from August 2025 to August
Report: Wisconsin could make up taxes lost to data center incentives (opens the original)
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Data centers may provide a major economic development opportunity for local communities in Wisconsin, but concerns around water and energy use and potential costs to residents have made them increasingly controversial. A new report from the Wisconsin Policy Forum aims to put those issues — and Wisconsin’s data center debate — into context. Researchers examined tax incentives supporting those projects as well as their energy and water use. Three major data center projects are in varying stages of
Construction industry drives Wisconsin job growth amid data center developments (opens the original)
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The construction industry accounted for around half of the non-farm job growth in Wisconsin over the last year, as a few high-profile data center projects moved forward in the state. Wisconsin added 10,500 construction jobs from August 2025 to August 2026, more than half of the 19,400 total non-farm jobs added over that period, according to data from the state Department of Workforce Development. The industry accounted for 156,500 jobs as of August, the most recent month with available data. Tha
Can Wisconsin Recoup Billions In Data Center Tax Breaks? (opens the original)
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New analysis says income, utility and property taxes could offset lost sales tax revenue from big projects. A Microsoft data center in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin appears in a June 2026 photo. Photo courtesy of Microsoft Data centers may provide a major economic development opportunity for local communities in Wisconsin, but concerns around water and energy use and potential costs to residents have made them increasingly controversial. A new report from the Wisconsin Policy Forum aims to put those
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