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• ‘Girls Can Do It Too!’: Racine teacher’s mom was her inspiration to write 1st book empowering girls to pursue careers in the trades January 14, 2026
  RACINE, WI – Kadia Burns remembers her mother coming home with the smell of a factory surrounding her like a shield, which eventually lead Burns to write, “Girls Can Do It Too!“. The J.I. Case High School welding teacher has a vivid memory of her mother with Metal clippings peppered throughout her hair like snowflakes […]
  Grant Ritchey
• Microsoft says its $7.7B data center in Mount Pleasant will power the future and support the community January 14, 2026
  MOUNT PLEASANT, WI — As Microsoft ramps up construction on what the company says will become the most powerful AI supercomputer in the world, the company says its record-breaking $7.7 billion investment in Racine County is about more than servers, data, and infrastructure. The company is committing to being a good neighbor. Microsoft President Brad […]
  Heather Asiyanbi
• What do 2026 Wisconsin gubernatorial candidates think about data center development? January 13, 2026
  Dozens of data centers have been built in communities across Wisconsin, with more planned or in process. In many of these communities, the proposed data centers have sparked significant local opposition.  Both Democrats and Republicans in the Legislature have proposed bills to regulate the growth of data centers as community leaders across the state have […]
  Henry Redman
• Data center boom follows decades of declining electricity and water use in Wisconsin January 13, 2026
  Anticipated spikes in demand for energy to supply Wisconsin’s data center building boom come on the heels of decades of declining power and water use, according to a new report. This story also appeared in WisconsinWatch.org A Wisconsin Policy Forum analysis shows there are more than 40 data centers operating in Wisconsin with another four planned. The […]
  Rich Kremer
• Racine Theatre Guild opens 2026 with comedy ‘Ripcord’ January 13, 2026
  RACINE — The Racine Theatre Guild will open 2026 with “Ripcord,” a contemporary comedy by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright David Lindsay-Abaire, running Jan. 16 through Feb. 1 at the Guild’s theater, 2519 Northwestern Ave. The production centers on an unlikely friendship that forms inside a senior living facility, offering audiences a character-driven story that blends humor […]
  Racine County Eye Staff