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sqs-block-spacer sized vsize-1" data-block-type="21" id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1520535248111_4567"><div class="sqs-block-content"> </div></div><div class="sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html" data-block-type="2" id="block-5cfd9c6e3d6c1b53344f"><div class="sqs-block-content"> <div class="sqs-html-content"> <h3 class="text-align-center">Why Northwest Indiana?</h3> </div> </div></div></div></div></div> </div> <figure class="Index-page-image" data-parallax-image-wrapper> <img data-src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a663f7e2aeba52c5cad3cbb/1520538647531-H87Y91IOWQN9GXTOCKZB/Michigan+City-Marina.jpg" data-image="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a663f7e2aeba52c5cad3cbb/1520538647531-H87Y91IOWQN9GXTOCKZB/Michigan+City-Marina.jpg" data-image-dimensions="2500x1667" data-image-focal-point="0.52,0.65" alt="Michigan City-Marina.jpg" data-load="false" /> </figure> </section> <section id="why-nwi" class="Index-page" data-collection-id="5a9f1225f9619a03dd258a04" data-parallax-id="5a9f1225f9619a03dd258a04" data-edit-main-image="Background"> <div class="Index-page-content "> <div class="sqs-layout sqs-grid-12 columns-12" data-type="page" data-updated-on="1521813565782" id="page-5a9f1225f9619a03dd258a04"><div class="row sqs-row"><div class="col sqs-col-12 span-12"><div class="sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html" data-block-type="2" id="block-5bd3087deb296058b345"><div class="sqs-block-content"> <div class="sqs-html-content"> <p class="text-align-center">The Northwest Indiana region is the state’s second largest economy made up of urban, suburban and rural communities representing a $35 billion economy. From the beautiful Indiana Dunes beaches along Lake Michigan all the way down to the farming and agricultural communities in our southern counties, companies from around the world have chosen Northwest Indiana not only for its proximity to major markets and affordable commercial space, but also for its highly qualified workforce.</p> </div> </div></div><div class="row sqs-row"><div class="col sqs-col-4 span-4"><div class="sqs-block image-block sqs-block-image" data-block-type="5" id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1520374310575_4211"><div class="sqs-block-content"> <figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure image-block-outer-wrapper image-block-v2 design-layout-poster image-position-left image-linked " data-scrolled data-test="image-block-v2-outer-wrapper" > <div class="intrinsic"> <a href="/regional-profile-data-1" class=" sqs-block-image-link image-inset" data-animation-role="image" data-description="" data-animation-override > <div class="sqs-image-shape-container-element content-fill has-aspect-ratio " style=" position: relative; 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