South Bend Data Centers, $135M Tech Hub and Indiana Defense

South Bend's data center debate is colliding with a $135 million downtown technology project as northern Indiana attracts new investment and jobs. Mayor James Mueller explains why the city wants large data centers to pay their own way, protect neighborhoods and direct new resources back into the community. From downtown South Bend, Inside Indiana Business host Gerry Dick examines Colfax Corner, a research and innovation development linking the University of Notre Dame with private industry and projected to bring about 400 jobs downtown. Regional reporter Eniola Longe reports on Elkhart's next $120 million River District development phase and the debut of the Dynasty Sports Film Festival. In Fort Wayne, U.S. Sen. Jim Banks' fifth annual defense summit brings military and business leaders together as Indiana's defense sector gains ground. The report examines Lockheed Martin's acquisition of Ultra Maritime and its sonobuoy manufacturing operation in Columbia City, along with concerns over capacity on U.S. 30. State officials report $2.5 billion in committed defense capital investment since 2020. Business of Health reporter Kylie Veleta covers BioCrossroads' discussions of artificial intelligence in drug manufacturing, and Evansville startup Anu's $500,000 federal grant to expand automated indoor growing systems. Emily Hawthorne opens The Sensory Shoppe in Greenwood, giving children with sensory needs room to try products before buying them. Also covered: Bloomington's recruitment of new residents, a renewable natural gas facility in Greensburg, drone testing in Terre Haute, Indiana University's semiconductor research partnership with imec, a federal grant for Burns Harbor, a new Wabash River boathouse and Marian University's $500 million fundraising milestone.