The Indiana-based co-chairs of Trump's agriculture committee represent three of the largest and most well-connected farm businesses in the state and the country.

According to the IDEC, the state has created more than 26,000 jobs last year and more than 8,000 this year.

The General Assembly allocated $84 million - taken from the Tax Amnesty program - to award $42 million each to two regions in the Regional Cities Initiative. But the Indiana Economic Development Corporation and Gov. Mike Pence instead chose three winners, declaring their intent to ask the legislature for more money from tax amnesty to pay the full $42 million to all three regions.

The Indiana Economic Development Corporation will soon decide which regions are awarded money through the Regional Cities Initiative; and lawmakers could decide this coming session whether more money will be given out.

NextGear Capital plans to invest more than $50 million to lease and renovate its headquarters in Carmel. The investment would support its expanding customer service and technology divisions.

Cook Pharmica currently employs 575 workers, part of more than 13,000 Cook Group employees worldwide, and has already started hiring new employees.