Carmel-based Heartland Food Products Group plans to construct a new building and add the newly acquired Splenda brand to its product manufacturing operations in Indianapolis.
Seattle-based Sabey Corp. plans to build the facility on 130 acres near the northeast corner of Kentucky Avenue and Camby Road on the far-southwest side of the city.
Under the new laws, data centers will have to pay local governments a portion of the tax cuts they receive and Carmel and Fishers will have to end caps on rental properties.
Indiana lawmakers sent Gov. Mike Braun a hefty local finance bill on the last day of the legislative session, weighing in on thorny topics such as local income tax allocations, rental property caps and data centers.
The Indiana Senate is considering language that would see local governments get potentially significant payments from data center operators seeking to build in their towns.
At least 20 communities with large warehouses across the United States have become stealth targets for Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s $45 billion expansion of detention centers.
Fishers Mayor Scott Fadness said he appreciates an attempt to compromise on rental cap ordinances, but feels the Legislature isn’t listening to what local communities want.
Once fully operational, the Lebanon campus will employ about 300 people, according to Meta, which said it expects the first buildings will be online by the end of 2027.
The mixed-use project with at least 250 apartment units would replace a collection of single-story buildings known as Winterton Office Park constructed in 1963.
The plant will focus on serving health care companies by developing and commercializing medical devices, drug delivery systems and combination products.
