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Aside from the politics, which really can't be left aside, I was under the impression the principal reason Mt. Pleasant was selected was due to its unfettered a
by johnohara 7y ago
Aside from the politics, which really can't be left aside, I was under the impression the principal reason Mt. Pleasant was selected was due to its unfettered access to fresh water in the form of Lake Michigan. And also it's proximity to The Brat Stop on I-94.
Not necessarily in that order.
- pureliquidhw 7y agoNot sure why you were down-voted. Access to water with no restrictions in a location dead center between Milwaukee and Chicago was the obvious play here. There was never an honest attempt to make a new silicon valley. They got land that in 20 years will be worth 10+x what the Union Grove taxpayers paid for it with reduced tax obligations. I'm sure the 100's of other businesses in that corridor would love similar tax breaks to what Uline, Amazon, and Foxconn have gotten. Also, Brat Stop is right there... for better or worse.
- johnohara 7y agoMe either. Thanks. To your point tho', Uline, Amazon, et.al. know the entire geographic location hits a major distribution sweet spot. There are many built-in advantages other than those offered by state and local government. Plus, many residents living between Milwaukee and the Illinois state line remember the huge impact American Motors had on family, friends, and neighbors. AMC, then Chrysler, workers had stand-on-your-feet jobs with good pay, good benefits, and good retirement. It was not an insignificant event when that plant closed 32 years ago. Every city council from Kenosha to Milwaukee knows the meaning of 13,000 manufacturing jobs firsthand.