The state doled out approximately $10 million in tax incentives for projects in Johnson County communities within the last few years.
The Indiana Economic Development Commission awarded funding to 10 projects in Franklin, Whiteland and Greenwood in 2024 and 2025. The money mostly came from the IEDC’s Economic Development for a Growing Economy Payroll Tax Credit.
EDGE aims to support Indiana job creation, retention and employment of students who participate in a course of study that includes a cooperative arrangement between an educational institution and an employer for student training in high-wage and high-demand jobs requiring an industry certification, according to the IEDC’s website.
Franklin
Approximately $6.8 million in state tax incentives went to Franklin projects. The roof and shingles manufacturer Herbert Malarkey Roofing Company was awarded a $2.7 million credit to establish a 135-acre campus near Paul Hand Boulevard and Graham Road. The company anticipated investing over $200 million and adding 215 new jobs by the end of 2028, according to the state contract.
Malarkey Roofing Products also received a $1 million Redevelopment Tax Credit, which goes towards projects that redevelop vacant and underutilized land, buildings and brownfields. While the IEDC said it may require the applicant to repay all or a portion of the tax credit, it may exclude a repayment provision if the investment is at least $100 million.
Franklin officials gave out two 10-year real property and personal property tax abatements for the project in 2024. As part of the deal, Malarkey Roofing promised to extend Essex Drive for roughly $3 million and provide the city $2 million to upgrade Paul Hand Boulevard, while the city pursued infrastructure improvements like widening Paul Hand Boulevard and constructing a roundabout at the intersection of Paul Hand Boulevard and Graham Road.
Additionally, life science manufacturing engineering services provider Process Alliance LLC received a $2.5 million tax credit in 2025 for its expansion to 162 E. Jefferson St. The company anticipated investing $615,800 and retaining 65 jobs while adding 75 new jobs by the end of 2028, the state contract says.
Rapid Prototyping & Engineering LLC, a machining and fabrication business, received a $100,000 credit for its approximately $5.4 million investment to establish operations at 1424 Commerce Parkway, and Maxim Services, LLC, a specialist for loading dock equipment and overhead doors, received a $125,000 tax credit in 2024 for its expected $1.6 million investment to expand operations at 166 RJ Parkway.
RP&E is expected to bring 30 new jobs to the city by the end of 2027, while Maxim Services is expected to retain 21 jobs and bring eight new jobs by the end of 2027, according to the contracts.
RP&E moved to the city in 2018 and has since received five city tax abatements in 2018, 2019, 2023 and 2024.
DualTech, Inc., an automotive, aerospace and healthcare cast prototypes manufacturer, received a $300,000 Hoosier Business Investment tax credit for its planned $9.3 million investment to expand operations at 2075 Earlywood Drive and 351 Blue Chip Court while retaining 50 jobs, according to the 2024 contract.
The HBI Tax Credit focuses on supporting job creation and higher wages alongside investing in new facilities, machinery or equipment in Indiana. The project must result in new jobs not previously performed by the company’s employees or that raise an employee’s total earnings, be economically sound and benefit Hoosiers by increasing employment opportunities and improving the economy, rely on the tax credit to move forward, and be offered “significant incentives” from the political subdivisions/municipalities that are affected by the project, according to the IEDC.
DualTech is owned by the Laugle family, alongside Innovative Casting Technologies and Innovative 3D Manufacturing. Laugle properties have received tax abatements from the city, including with expanding into a larger building south of its current facility to house and add a new foundry and machining equipment in 2024.
The Franklin Chamber of Commerce was also awarded $35,000 in 2024 through the IEDC’s Community Collaboration Fund, which encourages new collaborations, programs and initiatives between two or more entrepreneur support organizations “to grow Indiana’s entrepreneurial ecosystem.”
The grant helped fund Spark Johnson County, a collaboration between the chamber, Edinburgh’s Office of Community Development and Franklin College’s Office of Professional Development to provide resources for entrepreneurs, including one-on-one and small-group mentorship, educational workshops and programs, and pitch competitions, according to the contract.
The awardee was required to provide a 25% match. The Franklin Chamber of Commerce and Franklin College gave $2,500 in cash and $2,500 in-kind, and the John R. Drybread Community Center in Edinburgh gave $1,000 in kind, the contract shows.
Whiteland
Approximately $1.5 million of IEDC money went toward Whiteland projects. This includes a project from D&H Distributing Co., a distribution company, which received an $850,000 tax credit to establish operations at 185 Bob Glidden Blvd. The project would add 99 jobs by the end of 2028, and the company planned to invest approximately $26 million, according to the 2025 contract.
D&H Distributing also received a five-year personal property tax abatement from the city and the building has an active 10-year real property tax abatement that was previously awarded to the building developer, Core 5 Industrial Partners. Whiteland was initially among a few locations that the company was considering for its planned facility, but the company has since chosen Whiteland, said Carmen Young, town manager.
Additionally, Sojo Industries Inc., a food packaging company, received a $400,000 tax credit in 2025 and Excel Inc., a logistics firm, received a $230,000 tax credit in 2024. Sojo Industries planned to invest $9.2 million to expand operations at 5789 N. Graham Road in Building Five while retaining two jobs and adding 28 jobs by 2025. Excel Inc. planned to invest $2.7 million to expand operations at 5141 N. Graham Road and bring 66 new jobs by the end of 2027, according to the contracts.
Greenwood
Only one Greenwood project garnered approximately $1.8 million in state funds in 2025. ResMed Corp., a medical device company, pledged to invest $30 million to establish operations at 1415 Collins Rd. and bring 136 new jobs by the end of 2030, according to the contract.
The new distribution center is planned to begin operations in 2027 and operate out of the former Pitney Bowes shipping facility, which closed in 2024 after laying off more than 300 employees.
The Greenwood City Council also gave ResMed Corp. a three-year personal-property tax abatement for $485,568.
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