INDIANAPOLIS – A hearing on Wednesday could shed more light on a proposed data center in Franklin Township.

The project would cover more than 460 acres in the area of South Post Road, Davis Road, Troy Avenue and I-74. Our newsgathering partners at IBJ confirmed Google is behind the $1 billion facility on the far southeast side of Indianapolis.

The company had used a holding company to shield its involvement. When word of the data center came to light earlier this year, an “unknown developer” was said to be behind the project. Documents later uncovered by WFYI mentioned Google, which confirmed its involvement to IBJ this week.

A statement provided to IBJ from Google said the company was “exploring a potential development” in Franklin Township. The statement called it a “complex” project

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