State considers adding LEAP districts beyond Lebanon

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7 thoughts on “State considers adding LEAP districts beyond Lebanon

  1. This article is riddled with so many claims that are just not true:
    1) The IEDC does NOT control over 9,000 acres in Boone Co.
    2) There are NOT utilities and infrastructure in place in Boone Co for LEAP. They still do not even have the water situation figured out yet. Also, the infrastructure for Eli Lilly is NOT all approved and in place because the IEDC put the cart before the horse.
    3) The zoning on 9,000 acres is NOT in place in Boone Co for multiple reasons.
    4) Eli Lilly is NOT part of LEAP district. This was said at countless local government meetings. Eli Lilly is also getting $17.5 million in Redevelopment Tax Credit.

    1. Interesting how the state is claiming this as a home run when fact the first ball hasn’t been thrown.
      Infosys anyone?

    2. BR–right on all counts. I have watched this disaster unfold in Boone County. It is not a model of how to do business. Maybe the IBJ ought to tell both sides of the story and not just regurgitate IEDC’s happy talk.

  2. The old GM Stamping plant along with expanding that site would be a great place to set up a LEAP district.

    Downtown Indy would be a great place. The LEAP District could expand from the
    old stamping plant to areas near by and right on up into downtown.

  3. Either get it done or let another state reap all the benefits. There’s nothing to it but to do it. Indiana can’t make excuses about why they can’t do this or that but just make things happen. Either Indiana will advance into the future or stay stagnant and watch other places like Nashville, Raleigh, North Carolina and Columbus Ohio keep surpassing us. Indiana is just as capable as any state, if not more. Trust me, if there’s jobs here, people will move here from all over. So no need in worrying about is there enough talent in the state. People will come for the jobs and low cost of living.

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