Lilly, Amazon Pump Billions Into Indiana’s Industrial Resurgence

  • Governor Holcomb cites ‘unprecedented momentum’ in interview
  • Toyota, Google also commit billions in new investments

Eli Lilly headquarters in Indianapolis

Photographer: AJ Mast/Bloomberg
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An industrial renaissance is fueling record capital inflows into Indiana, putting the Midwestern state on pace to surpass last year’s almost $29 billion in investments.

Eli Lilly & Co. last week pledged to spend $5.3 billion in the state to expand a site that makes a key ingredient in the weight-loss and diabetes drugs that have exploded in popularity. The investment comes on the heels of an $11 billion announcement by Amazon Web Services, the state’s largest-ever capital commitment.