Rural roots.
Digital possibilities.
What could data center development mean for your community?
Indiana Digital Growth Partnership helps Indiana communities—especially rural communities—explore economic opportunities, understand infrastructure needs and ask the questions that matter locally.
An illustration of rural and digital infrastructure—not a proposed or existing project.
A starting point for your community
Understand the possibilities.
Ask better questions.
From the first conversation to a detailed proposal, clear information helps communities take an active role.
01 / Understand
Start with the facts
Learn what data centers do and how jobs, utilities and community impacts can vary.
02 / Explore
Look at the opportunities
Consider construction activity, long-term employment, local suppliers and potential public revenue.
03 / Prepare
Build a local approach
Bring residents, local leaders and utility providers into a practical readiness conversation.
Opportunity deserves a clear-eyed review
Welcoming investment and asking careful questions go together. Compare potential benefits with the resources, costs and commitments a project requires.
Understand the potential value
- Employment: Distinguish temporary construction work from ongoing jobs, wages and benefits.
- Local purchasing: Ask how area businesses can access contracts.
- Public revenue: Review net fiscal benefits after incentives and public costs.
- Community partnerships: Seek specific, funded commitments tied to local priorities.
Account for the demands
- Infrastructure: Verify power, fiber and water needs, costs and delivery schedules.
- Land and neighbors: Assess noise, traffic, drainage, lighting and site compatibility.
- Public obligations: Identify financial exposure and ongoing service responsibilities.
- Accountability: Establish reporting, complaint handling and follow-through.
Use project-specific evidence and qualified independent advice. Benefits and impacts vary; no single checklist replaces local review.
