Foxconn

Photos of the Foxconn campus in Mount Pleasant, WI, showing the mirrored Globe, campus gates, and scaled-back facilities

Foxconn — Mount Pleasant, WI

The photo set documents multiple structures and access points across the Foxconn campus in Mount Pleasant, WI, including the mirrored‑glass Globe, campus gates, the High Tech Carrier facility, and the Innovation Center. Images show the purpose-built roadway labeled "Wisconn Valley Way," lighting, and landscaping installed to serve the original manufacturing proposal. The campus was proposed as a large LCD fabrication site but was later scaled back and repurposed for data, research, and light manufacturing under Foxconn Industrial Internet. The collection records how built elements from a major state-supported economic development effort remain visible after project scope changes.
The Foxconn Globe Data Center, a spherical building in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin, serves as Foxconn's data and network operations center.
July 20, 2021 — The Foxconn "Globe" in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin, is a 80-foot-tall spherical structure completed in the late 2010s. Originally intended as part of a high-tech manufacturing campus, it now serves as Foxconn's data and network operations center. The building's distinctive blue-green mirrored glass panels reflect the surrounding environment and symbolize global connectivity. Its unique architectural design makes it a notable landmark in southeastern Wisconsin.
The Foxconn Innovation Center and its glass globe data center in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin, serve as a hub for research and development.
July 20, 2021 — The Foxconn Innovation Center in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin, is a key facility within the company's industrial complex. Originally envisioned as a major high-tech manufacturing hub, the scope of the project was later reduced. This center, operated by Foxconn Industrial Internet (Fii), focuses on research, development, and light manufacturing. The distinctive glass globe structure in the background serves as a data center, symbolizing Foxconn's investment in advanced electronics and digital infrastructure in the Midwest.
The Foxconn High Tech Carrier facility in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin, features a modern industrial design with a prominent red steel canopy, intended for advanced electronics manufacturing.
July 20, 2021 — The Foxconn High Tech Carrier facility in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin, was constructed as part of the company's ambitious plans for advanced electronics manufacturing in the state. Intended for Foxconn Industrial Internet operations, the building features a modern industrial design, notably a prominent red steel canopy. Although production targets were later reduced, this facility remains a physical symbol of Wisconsin's efforts to attract significant high-tech investment.
Signage for Gate 2, Employee/Visitor Entrance, and Truck Entrance at the Foxconn campus in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin. The "Globe" building is visible in the background.
July 20, 2021 — A sign indicates Gate 2 at the Foxconn campus in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin. The facility, originally planned for advanced manufacturing, now operates with scaled-down functions. The "Globe" building, a distinctive glass dome, is visible in the background, serving as a visual marker of the development's ambitious initial scope and subsequent adjustments.
The glass globe structure at the Foxconn Industrial Internet complex in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin, serves as the entrance to a data and research facility.
July 20, 2021 — The glass globe structure at the Foxconn Industrial Internet complex in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin, stands as a symbol of a high-tech manufacturing project that was significantly scaled back. Originally intended as part of a large LCD fabrication plant, the globe now serves as the entrance to a data and research facility operated by Foxconn Industrial Internet (Fii). The site has become a case study in the shifting promises of industrial development in the Midwest, where infrastructure was developed in anticipation of production that did not fully materialize.
The mirrored-glass Foxconn Globe stands beside Wisconn Valley Way in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin, a road built for the ambitious manufacturing project.
July 20, 2021 — The distinctive mirrored-glass globe, a prominent feature of the Foxconn campus in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin, is situated alongside Wisconn Valley Way. This road was purpose-built to serve the expansive Foxconn project, which was initially planned as a major LCD panel manufacturing hub. The development has since shifted focus to smaller-scale research and assembly operations under Foxconn Industrial Internet. The infrastructure, including the road, lighting, and landscaping, represents the ambitious scale of Wisconsin's economic development initiatives from the late 2010s.

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