By Chris Bavender
The Brookfield Group, a company that specializes in helping small businesses customize technology systems, will spend $7 million to expand its Carmel headquarters and update its data center in downtown Indianapolis.
“As with all technology, if you stand still you get left behind. We knew we needed to make a commitment to invest in ourselves if we want to continue to grow,” said Daniel Abdallah, chief technology officer for the Brookfield Group. “We also want to provide the best solutions and services for our customers.”
The company, which has been in Carmel for 30 years, will bring 31 new jobs to the community in the next four years through the expansion. As an incentive, The Brookfield Group was offered up to $235,000 in conditional tax credits and up to $100,000 in training grants based on its plans for job creation by the Indiana Economic Development Corp.
“Carmel has been our home for quite awhile. We love the community and the vision for the city,” Abdallah said. “We want to see it grow and help build the technology community.”
Although the company’s footprint at its 11,000-square-foot headquarters will likely stay the same, it will be invest in new technology for the space.
The Brookfield Group also plans to update its data center in downtown Indianapolis to accommodate growing demand for its services.
“We will be investing in the latest equipment for cloud computing and hosting,” Abdallah said. “This means new servers, networking equipment and partners to ensure we are providing the best technology to our customers.”
The company also has partnered with The Speak Easy and opened a 10,000-square-foot space April 14 in the same building as its headquarters, called Platform 24.
“We felt the Carmel community was missing a space for entrepreneurs,” Abdallah said. “With Speak Easy’s help we realized we could build the first co-working in Carmel and have it immediately integrate into the existing co-working community.”
