Category: Project Updates

There has been significant progress the past few months at the Lebanon Project site. Three buildings are completely framed with steel. Work is underway on these structures to place side panels, windows and roofs, fireproof steel and temporary interior lighting. The efforts will ensure these buildings are weather tight as summer turns to fall and interior work begins during colder weather. This step means project staff will increase as additional skilled craft professionals join the project to perform interior framing, piping and electrical work.

If you’ve driven by the Lebanon Project site, you’ve likely seen large trucks delivering materials, steel being placed or concrete being poured. It’s a fast- moving, dynamic environment with hundreds of workers coming and going to ensure the project is successful.

In April 2023, Eli Lilly and Company broke ground to create a new manufacturing facility in Lebanon, Indiana. The site has greatly changed since that cold and snowy Monday morning last year.

Last September, road improvement projects managed by the Indiana Economic Development Corporation began. While there was great progress, projects paused for winter. With spring here and asphalt plants reopening here’s what residents in the area can expect according to the IEDC. As a reminder, the contractors performing this work will continue to ensure access to homeowners.

“Together, Eli Lilly and Company, Fluor and our contractors are committed to keeping our people and the community safe,” said Dennis Earman, Fluor’s Health, Safety and Environmental (HSE) director for the Lebanon Project. “Safety is built into everything we do from design and planning to programs and day-to-day operations. We work hard to create a strong safety culture.”

Weather conditions impacted field work throughout the first quarter of 2024. Early January was challenging, with snow and single-digit temperatures putting a halt to all but essential facility and equipment maintenance activity.

At 10:43 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 20, the LP1 Project team officially placed the first piece of steel for one of the site’s buildings. Each of the steel columns erected is 53 feet tall and weighs 8,000 pounds.

The Boone County Economic Development Corporation hosted conversations for the Fluor team and Boone County city and town leaders in the fall. Many of the topics discussed align with the Lilly Lebanon Project team’s commitment to sustainability.

Integrated into all good construction programs are quality assurance professionals who provide oversight from the start of construction through acceptance testing. These specialists help ensure work is being performed as specified in design plans and meets industry construction standards and local codes.

The Lilly/Fluor Construction Team along with Poindexter Excavating, Berkel and other site contractors purchased more than 270 Christmas gifts and collected an additional $1,400 for Lebanon students ages 5–16 years. The gifts and cash provided for additional gifts were delivered to Hope Community Church’s Christmas Shop on Monday, Dec.4.