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November 6, 2026
November 6, 2026 · Marshall County · Story 2 of 5
ITAMCO's 900-Acre Plymouth Innovation District Clears Zoning, Hits a Financing Wall
The Plymouth Plan Commission voted unanimously Wednesday night, after 120 residents and two hours of testimony, to recommend rezoning nearly 900 acres from residential to industrial for ITAMCO's proposed Indiana Innovation Center and District. Plan Director Ty Adley confirmed data centers are not a permitted use under the city's zoning ordinance, addressing the speculation that drove much of the crowd out. The Plymouth Common Council votes on rezoning and annexation Monday, November 9 at 6:30 p.m. The harder problem sits in state law: Indiana Code 36-7-32.5-9(c) bars the Indiana Economic Development Corporation from designating new Innovation Development Districts after June 30, 2025, so ITAMCO cannot tap the 30-year incremental tax financing that built Lebanon's LEAP district or South Bend's Colfax Corner unless the General Assembly reopens the program in 2027. ITAMCO is also competing directly with Notre Dame's Colfax Corner for the same university commercialization pipeline, and Marshall County's own data center ban permanently caps the site's highest-value use.
- Impact
- The real story buried under the data-center denial is a financing deadline: Indiana Code 36-7-32.5-9(c) bars the IEDC from designating new Innovation Development Districts after June 30, 2025, meaning ITAMCO may have cleared local zoning only to hit a dead end on the TIF-like, 30-year incremental tax financing that made Lebanon's LEAP district and South Bend's Colfax Corner viable, unless the General Assembly reopens the program in 2027. ITAMCO is also competing directly with Notre Dame's Colfax Corner for the same university commercialization pipeline, and Marshall County's own data center ban permanently caps the site's highest-dollar-per-acre use case.
- Watch
- Watch the Plymouth Common Council's November 9 vote on rezoning and annexation, and whether the 2027 legislative session addresses the expired Innovation Development District designation deadline.
- For the huddle
If ITAMCO's innovation district can't tap the same financing tools that fueled LEAP in Lebanon until lawmakers reopen that designation window, should we be tracking the 2027 session for any similar state development tools that could apply to our own expansion plans?
Yes. Any reopening of Indiana Code 36-7-32.5-9's designation window in 2027 would apply to future expansions statewide, not just Plymouth, so it is worth a line on your government affairs calendar now.
Sources
- Plan Commission greenlights massive rezoning for Indiana Innovation Center · giant.fm
Earlier coverage
- ITAMCO's Neidig Demands Written Cost Terms Before Plymouth Annexation Proceeds
- ITAMCO Pitches Indiana Innovation District for Plymouth
- Marshall County's Labor Pool Shrinks Even as Unemployment Hits 3.2%
- ITAMCO Pitches an Innovation District for Plymouth
- ITAMCO's Plymouth Innovation Bid Faces a Notre Dame Clock Colfax Corner Already Started
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