No project in Center Township, but 7 nearby
Who decides here: the Porter County Board of Commissioners usually decides on zoning in Center Township. Townships here have little say over land use.
Nearby (within 15 miles)
Agincourt data center proposal, Valparaiso
Valparaiso, Porter County
🕒 March 11, 2025: The mayor said Agincourt would withdraw and release its option on the land.
Stopped or cancelledabout 9 miles awayProvident data center proposal, Chesterton
Chesterton, Porter County
200 acres
🕒 June 10, 2024: Provident Realty Advisors withdrew its application.
Approved, not built yetabout 10 miles awayAmazon (AWS) Portage data center
Portage, Porter County
for Amazon Web Services
🕒 Dec 5, 2023: Portage City Council approved tax breaks for the Amazon data center.
Being builtabout 11 miles awayAmazon (AWS) Hobart data center campus
Hobart, Lake County
700 acres · for Amazon Web Services
🕒 May 28, 2026: Merrillville officials said the Hobart campus was under construction.
Approved, not built yetabout 12 miles awayKaris Critical data center campus, Merrillville
Merrillville, Lake County
180 acres
🕒 June 1, 2026: A one-year town pause on new data center approvals started.
Proposedabout 13 miles awayMerrillville Technology Park (Province Group)
Merrillville, Lake County
🕒 June 1, 2026: A one-year town pause on new data center approvals started.
Reported in the news, not confirmed yet
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Center Township. - Go to township meetings.
Anyone can speak. Big projects usually need a public hearing. - Ask questions in writing.
Use our checklist.
🔔 Get told first
⚡ Your electric company
Depending on where you live in Center Township: Northern Indiana Pub Serv Co. (company) or Kankakee Valley Rural E M C (co-op (owned by its members)).
Big data centers need a lot of power. Who pays for new power lines depends on state rules. See the rules in Indiana.