A message from the Brownsburg Town Council President
The Town of Brownsburg has experienced steady commercial growth over the last six years. In 2025 alone, businesses committed to investing an estimated $988 million in our community. Commercial and industrial growth generates additional tax revenue for the Town and the Brownsburg Community School Corporation, which is why the Town Council has made achieving 3% tax base growth a long-standing priority.
Demand for industrial space in Brownsburg remains strong. Of the 11 industrial buildings constructed since 2020, 10 are fully occupied and one is partially leased, with approximately 45,000 square feet currently available. Overall, approximately 99% of the Town’s industrial space is occupied, an indicator of sustained demand in Brownsburg and across Hendricks County.
Commercial development in Brownsburg is market-driven. The Town does not select which businesses choose to locate to the community or dictate specific sites for development. Instead, companies make location decisions based on factors such as population growth, workforce availability, transportation access, and proximity to customers and suppliers. Brownsburg’s strong demographics, regional connectivity, and available land continue to make it an attractive location for a wide range of industries.
While many industrial buildings may appear similar, they support a wide range of business functions, from light manufacturing to logistics and distribution. For example, the facility at US 136 and N CR 900 E houses PCI Midwest, a USPS presort mail partner that processes millions of pieces of mail daily. On Northfield Drive, Acorn Distributors operates its headquarters and distribution center, supplying janitorial, food service, and packaging products used by many local businesses. At Orano Med, 1145 E. Northfield Dr., the facility operates as a pharmaceutical manufacturing site, producing approximately 10,000 doses annually to help treat complex cancers.
Earlier this year, Labcorp announced plans to construct a new central laboratory services facility in Brownsburg, including administrative offices, laboratory space, and a production facility. This investment represents a combined capital investment of $435 million, the largest in the Town’s history.
In some cases, open industrial space is also attracting unique uses that add to Brownsburg’s vibrancy, such as Slick City Action Park, located within the Ronald Reagan Parkway Logistics Park. The facility attracts visitors from across Indiana, welcoming more than 114,000 guests annually.
To attract these businesses, the Town of Brownsburg uses tax abatements, which all municipalities have access to. Offering abatements are one of the few incentive tools that the state allows municipalities to use to attract business to the community. Abatements can be offered to make Brownsburg a more attractive community for a business than nearby communities offering similar incentives. The Town does not consider projects that place strain on local resources or utilities for abatements.
Tax abatements are a tool that enables developments to phase in their tax contributions while in the process of constructing their facility and hiring local employees. The business is still paying a large portion of property taxes each year. Once the abatement ends, typically after ten years, the business will pay the full property tax amount.
One recent example is the HarperCollins Publishers project. Before development, the site generated approximately $6,082 per year in total property taxes. Once fully operational, the project is expected to generate approximately $310,695 in its first year, even while under the phased-in abatement. Each year, the taxable value increases incrementally, and once the abatement period ends, the property will be taxed at its full assessed value.
The benefits of commercial growth extend throughout the community. Since 2020, commercial investments have created 4,418 full-time skilled jobs in Brownsburg with an average hourly wage of $43/hr. These jobs provide opportunities for individuals and families while generating increased economic activity for local businesses by bringing more customers to retailers, restaurants, and service providers.
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This job growth is also helping attract the types of amenities residents have asked for. As more people live and work in Brownsburg, the community becomes increasingly attractive for retail, grocery, and dining investments. In turn, we are seeing interest from businesses looking to meet that demand and expand local options for residents. Meijer is one example, with a new location scheduled to open in Brownsburg this May.
A strong commercial base also helps stabilize and potentially reduce property taxes for residents. Without growth in commercial and business assessed value since 2019, the Town’s tax rate would have increased an estimated 8.9% by 2026. Instead, commercial investment has helped reduce the Town’s tax rate by 0.8% from 2019 to 2026.
This increased tax revenue supports essential community services, including road and infrastructure maintenance, police and fire, park upkeep, and our schools. Commercial growth plays a key role in strengthening school funding by expanding the overall tax base, allowing for reinvestment in classrooms, facilities, and student resources. By bringing in revenue from businesses, the community is better positioned to support high-quality education while balancing the tax impact on residents.
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As Brownsburg continues to grow, we remain committed to balancing development with community priorities. This means attracting high-quality projects, supporting a diverse mix of industries, and ensuring that growth translates into meaningful, long-term benefits for residents.
Ben Lacey
Town Council President
