Tax breaks draw questions but are the norm for many Indiana economic development projects
27 May 2025
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Some residents have questioned why Amazon, one of the largest and most profitable companies in the world, is benefiting from tax breaks at its new 1 million-square-foot warehouse just off Interstate 65 in Merrillville.
The town did not give tax breaks directly to Amazon for building the massive new warehouse just off the highway, but did give developer Crow Holdings a 10-year property tax abatement on its 196-acre Silos at Sanders Farms business park. An abatement phases in property taxes over a decade, with no taxes owed for the first three years.
The development also got a $1.7 million utility reimbursement and a $1.41 million Regional Economic Acceleration and Development Initiative, or READI, grant from the state.
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