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As a subscriber you can listen to articles at work, in the car, or while you work out. Subscribe NowConsumer electronics giant Apple Inc. plans to spend $100 million to open a “state-of-the-art” distribution center in Hendricks County that could employ as many as 500 workers by the end of 2024, state officials announced Monday morning.
The facility in Clayton, a town about seven miles west of Plainfield, is expected to accelerate delivery times for Apple customers in Indiana and the rest of the country.
Apple engineering and logistics experts helped design and build the production lines at the facility, which will be operated by Greenwich, Connecticut-based XPO Logistics Inc. XPO is one of the world’s largest transportation and contract logistics companies, with 50,000 customers, more than 100,000 employees and more than 1,600 locations in 30 countries.
Officials said hiring for the facility is already under way.
The Indiana Economic Development Corp. offered XPO up to $5 million in conditional tax credits based on the job-creation plans. The company must fulfill the hiring goals to receive the incentives.
“We are thrilled to welcome Apple as the newest member of Hendricks County’s thriving industrial ecosystem,” said Brian Bilger, executive director of the Hendricks County Economic Development Partnership, in written remarks. “This project’s significant investment and job creation will promote the economic vitality of Hendricks County, its businesses, and residents. We look forward to supporting Apple as it grows in our community.”
Cupertino, California-based Apple said the Indiana project is part of the company’s plan to invest $430 billion and add 20,000 new jobs across the country over the next five years.
Apple, which has 400 employees throughout Indiana, said it plans to pay for the center through its Advanced Manufacturing Fund.
“At this moment of recovery and rebuilding, Apple is doubling down on our commitment to U.S. innovation and manufacturing with a generational investment reaching communities across all 50 states,” said Apple CEO Tim Cook in a written statement.
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Congrats to Clayton and Hendricks County!
Great tie to FedEx facility. Product can land here at FedEx hub and be shipped around the country.
My recent experience with ordering products from Apple is that they ship using UPS. Years ago, they did use FedEx – and I hope they go back.
This is good news. That said:
A.) $100m out of Apple’s $430B planned stateside investment is small beans. How do we get Apple to spend more money here?
B.) Kind of gross that Apple uses XPO.
for A) Depends what kind of investment you want. If you are looking for the high pay tech/office jobs, it’ll take a bigger investment in keeping and attracting tech grads in the state. Much of it is geographic issues that aren’t easily overcome, but there are ways (investing more in dense city cores, parks, education, etc.) If you want more distribution and infrastructure type jobs, catered tax policy is pretty much the only thing we can fight with.
Apple also announced on Monday plans for a new campus in Raleigh – $1 Billion and 3,000 employees. Indy area gets $100 Million and 500 jobs of the distribution warehouse. Indiana needs to up its game.
https://commentaries.cberdata.org/1102/economic-development-should-be-about-value-not-cost
The Research Triangle is an established high-tech region populated with highly educated, smart, ambitious people who lean into the future. Can we say the same about Hoosiers?
You want to start changing that, start funding Indiana universities so they can stop favoring lucrative out of state students over in-state students. We cut funding ten years ago and they’ve cut in-state enrollment since.
I bet it’s a heck of a lot cheaper to grow and raise our own top talent that is inclined to stay … than offer massive tax incentives to bribe people to move here. Instead, we encourage our college students to leave … then act surprised when they don’t come back.
https://twitter.com/HicksCBER/status/1370145559386988550
“Indiana: A State That Works Moving Boxes Designed and Made Elsewhere.”
Lets get a downtown Indy store!!
You’re intentionally OT, right?