<p>A logistics company plans to open a distribution center in central Indiana that will employ up to 500 full-time workers.</p>
<p>Whitestown officials announced Wednesday night that Style Link Logistics LLC plans to spend $3.5 million to open the center at the 65 Commerce Park Building 4, just east of Interstate 65.</p>
<p>The company is affiliated with online retailer Shein, and the distribution center will provide returns-processing and fulfillment services for Shein and several other major brands, the <a href="https://www.ibj.com/articles/logistics-firm-planning-up-to-500-distribution-jobs-in-whitestown">Indianapolis Business Journal</a> reported.</p>
<p>The Whitestown Town Council on Wednesday approved a four-year personal property tax abatement for EC Best Service Inc., an affiliate of Style Link Logistics.</p>
<p>“The hundreds of jobs they are bringing is welcomed news in our community,” Town Council President Clinton Bohm said in written remarks.</p>
<p>Whitestown is located about 20 miles (32 kilometers) northwest of downtown Indianapolis.</p>
<p>The abatement is expected to save the company up to $98,000, while providing $140,000 in personal property taxes to Boone County and $600,000 in local income taxes.</p>
<p>The abatement agreement states that employees at the distribution center will make an average wage of $16 per hour.</p>
