Purdue chooses Indianapolis developer for $1.2B project

(AP) — Purdue University's research foundation on Monday announced that it has chosen the Indianapolis-based company Browning Investments LLC to develop a $1.2 billion campus project in West Lafayette.

Purdue University President Mitch Daniels has described the Purdue Innovation District project as a self-contained community on the western part of campus.

Purdue officials have said the district could be home for a convention center, more student and non-student housing and retail and commercial uses.