Business View Civil and Municipal | January 2021

110 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL JANUARY 2021 unbelievable success in the last five years, with over $5 million of investment in the city’s business park. At 25 years old, it is one of the older business parks in Indiana and very large; situated on 1500 acres and essentially full. Mayor Gentry states, “It accounts for about 45 percent of our city’s tax base, so it’s been a great economic driver. We have hundreds of jobs available. About 60 percent of the people who work at our business park live outside of Boone County, so we bring in a lot of people from surrounding areas. We do a great job of bringing in those larger businesses but we want to make sure people enjoy living here too.” The city’s business attraction and retention process involves collaboration among several entities, including the Boone County Economic Development Corporation and the Boone County Chamber of Commerce. According to Joe LePage, Director of Community Development, “Lebanon has a very robust business park, and its location right along the I-65 corridor between Mayor, Matt Gentry