Crossroads of America

Scale up your reach and speed.

Reduce operational costs. In the “Crossroads of America,” Southwest Indiana Megasite (SWIM) puts your operation in a central location opening maximum market access with transit to deliver at faster speeds and with lower costs to reach ROI more rapidly.

Ready-to-move sites.
The 8,000-acre SWIM currently offers three prime sites with the advantages and flexible zoning ideal for rapid startup and long-term productivity:

  • Generation Springs: 340 acres
  • Indiana Southern Rail 4B Site: 400 acres
  • Norfolk Southern Rail Site: 760 acres

Centralized access to markets across the Midwest and Southeast

SWIM puts your operation within 200 miles of major metros including Louisville, Indianapolis, St. Louis and Nashville, and within 400 miles of 15 major metros in 10 states encompassing a population of 81.6+ million.

High-quality, lower cost workforce:

81,475
Distribution workforce within 45-minute drive time

117,650
Distribution workforce within a 60-minute drive time

$17.71
Local average hourly wage

$22.21
Regional average hourly wage

Speed to market, speed to ROI.
Reach markets and financial goals faster through multimodal shipping and high-impact incentives unique to SWIM.

Unique Incentives

A wide variety of incentives are available – but here’s a few unique to our area.

  • A transferrable tax credit equaling the lesser of either 30% of the entire qualified investment or $5 million, up to $25 million over a five-year period.

  • Economic Development for a Growing Economy (EDGE) refundable Indiana tax credit, phased in annually up to 10 years, based on the jobs created.

  • Mine Reclamation Tax Credit (Southwest Indiana Megasite)

  • Local Tax Increment Financing (TIF) for infrastructure and construction.

Centralized Access to Markets across the Midwest and Southeast

Prime development sites puts your operation within 200 miles of major metros including Louisville, Indianapolis, St. Louis and Nashville, and within 400 miles of 15 major metros in 10 states encompassing a population of 81.6+ million. 

Ashley P. Willis
Executive Director

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