INDIANAPOLIS MEGASITE

BUCK CREEK DEVELOPMENT IN HANCOCK COUNTY, INDIANA

REGIONAL FACT SHEET

CLIMATE

Daily Average Temperature (°F):

July: 75.4°
January: 27.6°

Annual Average Temperature: 52.8

Annual Average Rainfall: 41.2"

Annual Average Snowfall: 24.9"

NEARBY MAJOR COMPANIES

Walmart: 2.3 miles

Amazon: 2.9 miles

Progressive Logistics: 2.9 miles

Smithfield: 4.1 miles

Spectra Premium: 4.2 miles

Yusen Logistics: 4.2 miles

Carvana: 5.4 miles

Eli Lilly: 9.0 miles

Salesforce: 19.6 miles

Cummins: 19.9 miles

Anthem Inc: 20.2 miles

Rolls-Royce: 20.3 miles

NATURAL DISASTERS (1950 - 2021)

DEMOGRAPHICS

Hurricane Frequency: 0 Events

Tornado Frequency: 0.2 days/year

Flood Frequency: 0.3 days/year

Hailstorm Frequency: 1.3 days/year

Seismic Rating: Zone 1 (low risk)

Nearest Major City: Greenfield (Hancock County)

Nearest Metropolitan Area: Indianapolis (Marion County)

Hancock County Population: 79,553 (2020)

Hancock County Population Growth Over 10-Years: 13.2%

Workforce (Within 60-Min Away): 1,020,908 (Emsi, 2021)

The site is not prone to extreme weather events and natural disasters such as wildfires, floods, tornados, hurricanes, typhoons, and tsunamis, and no known production operation disruptions due to extreme weather events or natural disasters.

PERMIT TIMING

PERMITS EASILY ATTAINABLE AS LITTLE AS 3-4 MONTHS

Rezoning Application >2 Months

Variances 1.5 Months

Improvement Permit 4-6 Weeks

Local Building Permit Upon Receipt of State Release

State Building Design Release 3 Weeks

Title V (Major/Minor) 120 Days

Note: Past permits have been expedited based on large-impact users

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Distances to Nearby Metropolitan Areas

Indianapolis, IN: 12-miles
Louisville, KY: 128-miles
Columbus, OH: 159-miles
Chicago, IL: 195-miles
St. Louis, MO: 265-miles
Detroit, MI: 269-miles

Permit Processing Details

It is anticipated that land entitlements including zoning, required variances, local and state permits could be achieved in four to eight months and may be fast tracked to expedite a project to 3-4 months. Users with major consumption requirements may anticipate a startup within 2 years for utility main extensions and minor system upgrades.