Uric Dufrene weighs in on Meta's $800 million Indiana project

Joel Stinnett, senior reporter for Business First, reached out to  incoming FEI Louisville president Uric Dufrene for his reaction to a major economic development announcement. 

He wrote:

"When Indiana University Southeast finance professor Uric Dufrene heard that Meta Platforms Inc. was bringing an $800 million data center to Southern Indiana, he tapped the proverbial “Like” button — but not just for the reasons you may think.

“It’s not so much the facility but the name connected to the facility,” said Uric Dufrene, who also holds the Sanders Chair in business at IU Southeast. “The most positive aspect of this is the signaling aspect — that this region can land a company such as Meta.”

“My reaction was positive, but it was even more positive because of the name.”

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