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Indiana will lead the Midwest’s economy this year, with job growth of 1.3%. The Hoosier State’s hospitality sector is the region’s only one to have recovered all the jobs lost during the pandemic, and construction activity is solid. Indianapolis saw a surge of building permits issued late last year, which means more construction this year. Data centers are also a big business. Facebook owner Meta just announced that it will build a large data center in southern Indiana, across the Ohio River from Louisville, Kentucky. Google is planning a similar data center project in Fort Wayne. A Canadian-owned solar business plans to open a panel-making plant in 2025 in Jeffersonville, creating 1,200 jobs, while Indianapolis is getting a new plastic recycling plant this year.
