No project in Jackson Township, but 5 nearby
Who decides here: the Porter County Board of Commissioners usually decides on zoning in Jackson Township. Townships here have little say over land use.
Nearby (within 15 miles)
Provident data center proposal, Chesterton
Chesterton, Porter County
200 acres
🕒 June 10, 2024: Provident Realty Advisors withdrew its application.
Stopped or cancelledabout 7 miles awayAgincourt data center proposal, Valparaiso
Valparaiso, Porter County
🕒 March 11, 2025: The mayor said Agincourt would withdraw and release its option on the land.
Approved, not built yetabout 11 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.
Approved, not built yetabout 14 miles awayGoogle Michigan City data center (Project Maize)
Michigan City, LaPorte County
70 acres · for Google
🕒 April 16, 2026: Google confirmed it is buying the Project Maize site.
Being builtabout 14 miles awayMicrosoft La Porte data center campus
La Porte, LaPorte County
for Microsoft
🕒 June 17, 2026: Microsoft held a groundbreaking for the campus.
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Jackson 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 Jackson 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.