No project in Town of Pines Town, but 4 nearby
Who decides here: the Town Council of Town of Pines Town votes on zoning. The Porter County may review big projects too.
Nearby (within 15 miles)
Google 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.
Stopped or cancelledabout 8 miles awayProvident data center proposal, Chesterton
Chesterton, Porter County
200 acres
🕒 June 10, 2024: Provident Realty Advisors withdrew its application.
Being builtabout 13 miles awayMicrosoft La Porte data center campus
La Porte, LaPorte County
for Microsoft
🕒 June 17, 2026: Microsoft held a groundbreaking for the campus.
Approved, not built yetabout 14 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.
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Town of Pines Town. - Go to council 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 Town of Pines Town: Northern Indiana Pub Serv Co. (company) or La Porte City Utilities (not available).
Big data centers need a lot of power. Who pays for new power lines depends on state rules. See the rules in Indiana.