INDIANAPOLIS Indiana Governor Mike Braun said companies looking to bring data centers to the Hoosier state will need to make their case to local residents. He's weighing in after Google withdrew its rezoning petition for a possible data center in Franklin Township.

Tuesday night, WRTVs Amber Grigley attended a meeting on the northeast side, where residents learned more about the company behind it.

"The state has created incentives for more data centers to come here, and the primary reason why Google chose Indianapolis in the first place," Councilor Ron Gibson said.

Gibson said he received the call about Metrobloks almost three months ago.

"This proposed data center is on a much smaller scale. It's about 10 acres of a former drive-in called Sherman Drive-In. It's been vacant for the las

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