Google Backs Off $1B Data Center Proposal in Indy

INDIANAPOLIS — Google is putting the brakes on plans to build a massive data center in Franklin Township.

The tech giant had asked the city to rezone more than 460 acres of farmland on the southeast side of Indianapolis for a $1 billion project. But just before the Indianapolis City-County Council was set to debate it Monday night, Google pulled the request. The council confirmed the move on its X account.

That doesn’t necessarily mean the project is dead. Another hearing could still take place Oct. 6 unless Google formally withdraws its petition with the city’s Metropolitan Development Commission…

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