Kenosha city officials unanimously passed ordinances in December to attach and rezone the property, northwest of Interstate 94 and Highway 142, paving the way for potential data center development.Get daily updates on the Packers during the season.

Microsoft's presence in southeast Wisconsin is growing, as the company plans to build a data center in Kenosha.

Business and political leaders announced Monday Microsoft is buying a large piece of land with the intention of building a data center in Kenosha County.

Microsoft has purchased another 240 acres of land in Wisconsin for data center projects. The city this week confirmed the sale of land northwest of Interstate 94 and Highway 142 to Microsoft. The land in question is nearby to Microsoft's existing Mount Pleasant project, construction on which was " paused " at the start of this year.

Microsoft Corp. has been identified as the company planning a data center in Kenosha. The company plans to build 1 million square feet in data center space but hasn't submitted plans to the city.

Microsoft continues to grow its footprint in southeast Wisconsin with the recent purchase of 240 acres of land in Kenosha for a new data center project.