Meta’s Data Center Promises Jobs, but at What Cost to Hoosiers?

Meta’s Data Center Promises Jobs, but at What Cost to Hoosiers?

Another large data center is slated to come to Indiana, but can Hoosiers really afford it?

Meta’s data center promises jobs, but at what cost to Hoosiers?

By BRIAN DAGGY & JIM LOVE Guest Columnists Daggy Love Another large data center is slated to come to Indiana, but can Hoosiers really afford it? In late August, the Lebanon Planning Commission approved Meta’s 1,500-acre data center. The project would be the largest data center ever built in Indiana. The company will break ground inside the LEAP District this fall, endorsed by state leaders as the crown jewel of Indiana’s economic development. But