Hendricks County’s next growth chapter: Medical devices, advanced manufacturing and the roads that connect them

Major 2026 announcements outline $205.5 million in planned investment, but hiring and construction will determine the payoff.

HENDRICKS COUNTY, Ind. — A medical device distribution center in Plainfield and an electrical manufacturing operation in Pittsboro are giving Hendricks County’s 2026 business-development story a broader reach: connecting the county’s transportation strengths to health care and the infrastructure behind large-scale computing.

Together, the two projects represent approximately $205.5 million in announced investment and up to 500 prospective jobs under the state’s published targets. Those commitments are not a tally of money already spent or workers already hired.

The common thread is diversification within the county’s industrial base. Boston Scientific’s operation would distribute medical devices worldwide, with light manufacturing and regulatory-compliance functions also planned. Faith Technologies Incorporated’s factory would manufacture modular electrical systems for data centers and other facilities where dependable power is essential.

Plainfield lands a major medical-device commitment

Boston Scientific’s plans put Plainfield at the center of one of the county’s substantial business announcements of the year.

The state’s June 3 announcement outlined an anticipated $138 million investment to construct and equip a 500,000-square-foot facility at Plainfield Innovation Park, supporting up to 300 new jobs. The state described the positions as high-wage, without providing a wage schedule in that announcement.

The June release anticipated groundbreaking later in 2026. Its construction timetable does not establish a completed building, final investment spending or filled positions. The investment and employment figures remain announced commitments.

Boston Scientific already operates a manufacturing facility in Spencer. The Plainfield project adds a distribution and logistics operation serving its global medical-device network. The planned light manufacturing and compliance activities make its role broader than storage and shipping alone.

An August 7 release from the park’s developer describes a location along Interstate 70, less than five miles from Indianapolis International Airport and its FedEx hub. The project fits those transportation strengths, although the announcements do not establish which individual factor determined Boston Scientific’s location decision.

Pittsboro reaches into the data-center supply chain

In Pittsboro, Faith Technologies Incorporated’s investment connects the local economy to demand for electrical infrastructure.

The state’s April 9 announcement outlined $67.5 million for a 500,000-square-foot manufacturing facility on 47 acres, with up to 200 jobs by the end of 2027. That is the figure used in this article’s combined employment target.

FTI’s own announcement described more than 200 manufacturing and electrical jobs over time and said construction had begun. The releases use different wording for projected employment; neither is a count of positions already filled.

The operation would support the company’s Excellerate brand, producing modular electrical assemblies and energy solutions. Intended customers include hyperscale data centers and other facilities requiring highly reliable infrastructure.

Pittsboro’s role in this project is to help build electrical systems used by those facilities. It is a manufacturing investment serving the data-center supply chain.

The company identified the site as the first building in Opus’ Pittsboro Commerce Center, a planned 170-acre industrial development near Interstate 74 and North County Road 275 East. Its announcement described initial hiring for foremen, superintendents and manufacturing leads, followed by entry-level roles, paid apprenticeships and support positions.

The state committed up to $3 million in performance-based tax credits, claimable after qualifying investment and job creation. Its April release said Hendricks County would consider additional incentives. FTI separately reported an offered county property-tax abatement; these announcements do not establish benefits already claimed.

The roads connecting the investments

Behind the corporate announcements are the transportation connections that help businesses move products and workers reach their jobs.

The two projects use different parts of Hendricks County’s network. Plainfield Innovation Park sits along Interstate 70 near the airport. FTI’s site is near Interstate 74 and North County Road 275 East.

FTI’s April announcement said Opus was completing site infrastructure, including grading, access roads and utilities, at Pittsboro Commerce Center. Those enabling improvements are part of the development sequence alongside construction of the factory itself.

For local businesses, the broader implication is practical: recruiting an employer and preparing a building are connected to the roads and utilities that allow an operation to function. The projects’ locations illustrate that relationship without establishing the eventual traffic or infrastructure costs for surrounding communities.

Workforce preparation is another part of that equation. FTI’s planned mix of experienced supervisors, entry-level positions and paid apprenticeships offers several potential routes into the operation. How those plans translate into local hiring will be part of the project’s eventual economic impact.

The next test is delivery

The two major project announcements describe a combined footprint of 1 million square feet and planned capital investment exceeding $200 million. Those figures cover these two projects, rather than all business activity in Hendricks County.

The harder accounting is how those commitments translate into operating facilities, sustained employment and wages. Groundbreaking and announced construction are useful milestones, but they do not answer how many people are working at a completed operation or how much investment has ultimately been realized.

The sources reviewed establish project plans and reported construction milestones. They do not establish final hiring totals, completed spending or a net county employment gain.

For Hendricks County, the opportunity is to connect established transportation advantages with specialized industries. The lasting business story will emerge as buildings, payrolls and operations demonstrate what those commitments deliver.

Sources

Indiana Economic Development Corporation — Boston Scientific announcement, June 3, 2026: https://iedc.in.gov/events/news/details/2026/06/03/governor-braun-welcomes-138m-boston-scientific-distribution-operation-to-indiana

Indiana Economic Development Corporation — FTI announcement, April 9, 2026: https://iedc.in.gov/events/news/details/2026/04/09/governor-braun-welcomes-faith-technologies-incorporated-200-new-jobs-to-pittsboro

Faith Technologies Incorporated — Pittsboro expansion, April 9, 2026: https://www.faithtechinc.com/news-and-insights/news/fti-announces-pittsboro-expansion-creating-200-jobs/

Ambrose — Plainfield Innovation Park development and transportation connections, August 7, 2026: https://ambrosepg.com/ambrose-breaks-ground-on-two-modern-industrial-buildings-at-plainfield-innovation-park-in-premier-greater-indianapolis-submarket/

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