Business View Civil and Municipal | January 2021

111 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL JANUARY 2021 Kimley-Horn’s approach to downtown planning celebrates the uniqueness of each community while creating economic vitality and most importantly, a place for residents and visitors to share lasting memories. Kimley-Horn HELPING COMMUNITIES REIMAGINE THEIR FUTURE BY: Ken Remenschneider, PLA, CLARB 250 E. 96th Street, Suite 580, Indianapolis, IN 46240 317.218.9573 ✉ ken.remenschneider@kimley-horn.com Creating place-making amenities that encourage socializing and walkability Promoting new private real estate investments Attracting new commercial and retail businesses Providing unique gathering spaces for “Main Street” events LEBANON, INDI ANA Louisville, Kentucky and Indianapolis, all the way to Chicago and Lafayette, was an easy sell to logistics companies in the beginning. But that has shifted – thanks to the EDC and the Chamber and the downtown transformation, there is a feel that Lebanon is coming into its own. It’s not just the highway location that makes it great.” There has been a definite increase in manufacturing, with businesses ranging from barbecue sauces and commercial bakeries, to a company that makes water-soluble film, another that makes power tools… and those investments in Lebanon are bringing more, higher wage jobs. The push to diversify the types of industry sectors in the business park has resulted in some huge wins. The most recent being the largest business development project in Boone County history. Gentry confirms, “NewCold Storage made a $115 million investment in a highly- automated cold storage facility with 150 jobs at about $30 per hour, average wage. We’re excited to have all these companies in the fabric of