Eli Lilly announces details on plans for development in Lebanon's LEAP District
Eli Lilly & Co. plans to build 12 buildings on just over 600 acres as part of Lebanon's LEAP District, the company announced in development plans presented Tuesday at a Lebanon Plan Commission meeting.
LEAP, which stands for Limitless Exploration/Advanced Pace, is a massive proposed research and manufacturing park in Boone County northwest of Indianapolis.
The planning commission will vote on the plan at its Feb. 21 meeting, after which it would go to the city council.
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The development of the campus, including pharmaceutical research, development and manufacturing facilities, will encompass just over 1.6 million square feet, including two three-story 330,000 square foot peptide manufacturing facilities.
There are a wide range of proposed uses for the site, including administrative offices, lab space, manufacturing, utility buildings, warehouses and a fire station.
Jennifer Massey, who spoke on behalf of Eli Lilly at the meeting, said a visitor center will serve as a centralized location for people coming to the campus, from vendors to regulators.
"It is important to have a central location for people to come onto the site and then flow into the two manufacturing sites," she said.
The Lilly campus will consist of two main campuses: LP1 and LP2. The campus as a whole will be located to the east off I-65 North in the annexed Lebanon land, north of County Road 375, and south of County Road 450.
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The Lilly development is expected to create more than 500 new jobs. The city council approved the annexation of nearly 1,400 acres, including the 600 that will contain the Lilly campus, in July. In December, an additional 5,225 acres were approved for annexation into the city of Lebanon.
Last week, 11 Boone County residents filed a legal complaint against the City of Lebanon in regards to the most recent annexation of over 5,000 acres.
Lilly was the first company to publicly announce a $2.1 billion investment to LEAP last May.
No additional companies have publicly committed to the LEAP District, though the chief operating officer and chief of staff of the IEDC David Rosenberg previously said the agency is anticipating decisions from companies in the microelectronic and electric vehicle industries in the first quarter of 2023.
Contact IndyStar business reporter Claire Rafford at crafford@gannett.com or on Twitter @clairerafford.
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