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class="Index-page Index-page--has-image" data-parallax-original-element data-collection-id="5a81f9a4ec212d80d463b3c8" data-parallax-id="5a81f9a4ec212d80d463b3c8" data-edit-main-image="Background"> <div class="Index-page-scroll-indicator hidden" data-controller="ScrollIndicator"> <div class="Index-page-scroll-indicator-text">Scroll</div> <svg class="Index-page-scroll-indicator-arrow Icon Icon--caretLarge--down" viewBox="0 0 48 23"> <use xlink:href="/assets/ui-icons.svg#caret-down-large-icon"></use> </svg> <div class="Index-page-scroll-indicator-line"></div> </div> <div class="Index-page-content sqs-alternate-block-style-container"> <div class="sqs-layout sqs-grid-12 columns-12" data-type="page" data-updated-on="1520522796786" id="page-5a81f9a4ec212d80d463b3c8"><div class="row sqs-row"><div class="col sqs-col-12 span-12"><div class="sqs-block spacer-block sqs-block-spacer sized vsize-1" data-block-type="21" id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1520522785571_4355"><div 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id="industries" class="Index-page" data-collection-id="5a68ba100d929769c1de694c" data-parallax-id="5a68ba100d929769c1de694c" 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="1520613278694" id="page-5a68ba100d929769c1de694c"><div class="row sqs-row"><div class="col sqs-col-12 span-12"><div class="sqs-block spacer-block sqs-block-spacer" data-aspect-ratio="0.1201923076923077" data-block-type="21" id="block-yui_3_17_2_41_1518468172025_7727"><div class="sqs-block-content"> </div></div><div class="sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html" data-block-type="2" id="block-9229fc0277b7055f1a1d"><div class="sqs-block-content"> <div class="sqs-html-content"> <h1 class="text-align-center">Regional Thinking for Global Competitiveness</h1><p class="text-align-center">The following industries are driving the growth of Northwest Indiana. For an overview and analysis of each industry sector, click below to learn more.</p> </div> </div></div><div class="row sqs-row"><div class="col sqs-col-1 span-1"><div class="sqs-block spacer-block sqs-block-spacer sized vsize-1" data-block-type="21" id="block-yui_3_17_2_12_1518468172025_61190"><div class="sqs-block-content"> </div></div></div><div class="col sqs-col-10 span-10"><div class="sqs-block horizontalrule-block sqs-block-horizontalrule" data-block-type="47" id="block-yui_3_17_2_20_1518119062502_11880"><div class="sqs-block-content"><hr /></div></div></div><div class="col sqs-col-1 span-1"><div class="sqs-block spacer-block sqs-block-spacer sized vsize-1" data-block-type="21" id="block-yui_3_17_2_12_1518468172025_63160"><div class="sqs-block-content"> </div></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_1520366894983_10279"><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="#advanced-manufacturing" 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; overflow: hidden;-webkit-mask-image: -webkit-radial-gradient(white, black); padding-bottom:66.68000030517578%; "> <img data-stretch="false" data-src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a663f7e2aeba52c5cad3cbb/1520367102542-WUAXZNIQT5RE4QH5P46S/NIPSCO-Michigan+City+Generating+Station+%282%29+-02.22.08+020.jpg" data-image="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a663f7e2aeba52c5cad3cbb/1520367102542-WUAXZNIQT5RE4QH5P46S/NIPSCO-Michigan+City+Generating+Station+%282%29+-02.22.08+020.jpg" data-image-dimensions="2500x1667" data-image-focal-point="0.5,0.5" alt="NIPSCO-Michigan City Generating Station (2) -02.22.08 020.jpg" data-load="false" elementtiming="system-image-block" src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a663f7e2aeba52c5cad3cbb/1520367102542-WUAXZNIQT5RE4QH5P46S/NIPSCO-Michigan+City+Generating+Station+%282%29+-02.22.08+020.jpg" width="2500" height="1667" alt="" sizes="100vw" style="display:block;object-fit: cover; width: 100%; height: 100%; object-position: 50% 50%" onload="this.classList.add("loaded")" srcset="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a663f7e2aeba52c5cad3cbb/1520367102542-WUAXZNIQT5RE4QH5P46S/NIPSCO-Michigan+City+Generating+Station+%282%29+-02.22.08+020.jpg?format=100w 100w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a663f7e2aeba52c5cad3cbb/1520367102542-WUAXZNIQT5RE4QH5P46S/NIPSCO-Michigan+City+Generating+Station+%282%29+-02.22.08+020.jpg?format=300w 300w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a663f7e2aeba52c5cad3cbb/1520367102542-WUAXZNIQT5RE4QH5P46S/NIPSCO-Michigan+City+Generating+Station+%282%29+-02.22.08+020.jpg?format=500w 500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a663f7e2aeba52c5cad3cbb/1520367102542-WUAXZNIQT5RE4QH5P46S/NIPSCO-Michigan+City+Generating+Station+%282%29+-02.22.08+020.jpg?format=750w 750w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a663f7e2aeba52c5cad3cbb/1520367102542-WUAXZNIQT5RE4QH5P46S/NIPSCO-Michigan+City+Generating+Station+%282%29+-02.22.08+020.jpg?format=1000w 1000w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a663f7e2aeba52c5cad3cbb/1520367102542-WUAXZNIQT5RE4QH5P46S/NIPSCO-Michigan+City+Generating+Station+%282%29+-02.22.08+020.jpg?format=1500w 1500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a663f7e2aeba52c5cad3cbb/1520367102542-WUAXZNIQT5RE4QH5P46S/NIPSCO-Michigan+City+Generating+Station+%282%29+-02.22.08+020.jpg?format=2500w 2500w" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-loader="sqs"> <div class="image-overlay" style="overflow: hidden;-webkit-mask-image: -webkit-radial-gradient(white, black);"></div> </div> </a> </div> <figcaption class="image-card-wrapper" data-width-ratio> <div class="image-card sqs-dynamic-text-container"> <div class="image-title-wrapper"><div class="image-title sqs-dynamic-text" data-animation-override ><p>ADVANCED MANUFACTURING</p></div></div> </div> </figcaption> </figure> </div></div></div><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_1520366894983_13314"><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="#logistics-distribution" 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; overflow: hidden;-webkit-mask-image: -webkit-radial-gradient(white, black); padding-bottom:66.68000030517578%; "> <img data-stretch="false" data-src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a663f7e2aeba52c5cad3cbb/1520367485801-3CCRKMKSQ396KKSF7FNV/IMG_3447.jpg" data-image="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a663f7e2aeba52c5cad3cbb/1520367485801-3CCRKMKSQ396KKSF7FNV/IMG_3447.jpg" data-image-dimensions="2500x1667" data-image-focal-point="0.5,0.5" alt="IMG_3447.jpg" data-load="false" elementtiming="system-image-block" src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a663f7e2aeba52c5cad3cbb/1520367485801-3CCRKMKSQ396KKSF7FNV/IMG_3447.jpg" width="2500" height="1667" alt="" sizes="100vw" style="display:block;object-fit: cover; width: 100%; height: 100%; object-position: 50% 50%" onload="this.classList.add("loaded")" srcset="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a663f7e2aeba52c5cad3cbb/1520367485801-3CCRKMKSQ396KKSF7FNV/IMG_3447.jpg?format=100w 100w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a663f7e2aeba52c5cad3cbb/1520367485801-3CCRKMKSQ396KKSF7FNV/IMG_3447.jpg?format=300w 300w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a663f7e2aeba52c5cad3cbb/1520367485801-3CCRKMKSQ396KKSF7FNV/IMG_3447.jpg?format=500w 500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a663f7e2aeba52c5cad3cbb/1520367485801-3CCRKMKSQ396KKSF7FNV/IMG_3447.jpg?format=750w 750w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a663f7e2aeba52c5cad3cbb/1520367485801-3CCRKMKSQ396KKSF7FNV/IMG_3447.jpg?format=1000w 1000w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a663f7e2aeba52c5cad3cbb/1520367485801-3CCRKMKSQ396KKSF7FNV/IMG_3447.jpg?format=1500w 1500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a663f7e2aeba52c5cad3cbb/1520367485801-3CCRKMKSQ396KKSF7FNV/IMG_3447.jpg?format=2500w 2500w" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-loader="sqs"> <div class="image-overlay" style="overflow: hidden;-webkit-mask-image: -webkit-radial-gradient(white, black);"></div> </div> </a> </div> <figcaption class="image-card-wrapper" data-width-ratio> <div class="image-card sqs-dynamic-text-container"> <div class="image-title-wrapper"><div class="image-title sqs-dynamic-text" data-animation-override ><p>LOGISTICS + DISTRIBUTION</p></div></div> </div> </figcaption> </figure> </div></div></div><div class="col sqs-col-4 span-4"><div class="sqs-block image-block sqs-block-image" data-aspect-ratio="66.66666666666666" data-block-type="5" id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1520532215255_14264"><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="#food-beverage" 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; overflow: hidden;-webkit-mask-image: -webkit-radial-gradient(white, black); padding-bottom:66.66666412353516%; "> <img data-stretch="false" data-src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a663f7e2aeba52c5cad3cbb/1520534122189-KP6CC5BDGM7PSGS57T6R/Produce+Quality+of+Life.jpg" data-image="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a663f7e2aeba52c5cad3cbb/1520534122189-KP6CC5BDGM7PSGS57T6R/Produce+Quality+of+Life.jpg" data-image-dimensions="2500x1875" data-image-focal-point="0.5,0.5" alt="Produce Quality of Life.jpg" data-load="false" elementtiming="system-image-block" src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a663f7e2aeba52c5cad3cbb/1520534122189-KP6CC5BDGM7PSGS57T6R/Produce+Quality+of+Life.jpg" width="2500" height="1875" alt="" sizes="100vw" style="display:block;object-fit: cover; width: 100%; height: 100%; object-position: 50% 50%" onload="this.classList.add("loaded")" srcset="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a663f7e2aeba52c5cad3cbb/1520534122189-KP6CC5BDGM7PSGS57T6R/Produce+Quality+of+Life.jpg?format=100w 100w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a663f7e2aeba52c5cad3cbb/1520534122189-KP6CC5BDGM7PSGS57T6R/Produce+Quality+of+Life.jpg?format=300w 300w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a663f7e2aeba52c5cad3cbb/1520534122189-KP6CC5BDGM7PSGS57T6R/Produce+Quality+of+Life.jpg?format=500w 500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a663f7e2aeba52c5cad3cbb/1520534122189-KP6CC5BDGM7PSGS57T6R/Produce+Quality+of+Life.jpg?format=750w 750w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a663f7e2aeba52c5cad3cbb/1520534122189-KP6CC5BDGM7PSGS57T6R/Produce+Quality+of+Life.jpg?format=1000w 1000w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a663f7e2aeba52c5cad3cbb/1520534122189-KP6CC5BDGM7PSGS57T6R/Produce+Quality+of+Life.jpg?format=1500w 1500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a663f7e2aeba52c5cad3cbb/1520534122189-KP6CC5BDGM7PSGS57T6R/Produce+Quality+of+Life.jpg?format=2500w 2500w" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-loader="sqs"> <div class="image-overlay" style="overflow: hidden;-webkit-mask-image: -webkit-radial-gradient(white, black);"></div> </div> </a> </div> <figcaption class="image-card-wrapper" data-width-ratio> <div class="image-card sqs-dynamic-text-container"> <div class="image-title-wrapper"><div class="image-title sqs-dynamic-text" data-animation-override ><p>FOOD + BEVERAGE MANUFACTURING</p></div></div> </div> </figcaption> </figure> </div></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-aspect-ratio="66.54343807763401" data-block-type="5" id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1520366894983_16469"><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="#new-page" 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; overflow: hidden;-webkit-mask-image: -webkit-radial-gradient(white, black); padding-bottom:66.54344177246094%; "> <img data-stretch="false" data-src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a663f7e2aeba52c5cad3cbb/1520460055453-9HAMMYHOWU9OJZHY1QQ3/data+center.jpg" data-image="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a663f7e2aeba52c5cad3cbb/1520460055453-9HAMMYHOWU9OJZHY1QQ3/data+center.jpg" data-image-dimensions="681x1024" data-image-focal-point="0.6149553571428571,0.3333333333333333" alt="data center.jpg" data-load="false" elementtiming="system-image-block" src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a663f7e2aeba52c5cad3cbb/1520460055453-9HAMMYHOWU9OJZHY1QQ3/data+center.jpg" width="681" height="1024" alt="" sizes="100vw" style="display:block;object-fit: cover; width: 100%; height: 100%; object-position: 61.49553571428571% 33.33333333333333%" onload="this.classList.add("loaded")" srcset="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a663f7e2aeba52c5cad3cbb/1520460055453-9HAMMYHOWU9OJZHY1QQ3/data+center.jpg?format=100w 100w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a663f7e2aeba52c5cad3cbb/1520460055453-9HAMMYHOWU9OJZHY1QQ3/data+center.jpg?format=300w 300w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a663f7e2aeba52c5cad3cbb/1520460055453-9HAMMYHOWU9OJZHY1QQ3/data+center.jpg?format=500w 500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a663f7e2aeba52c5cad3cbb/1520460055453-9HAMMYHOWU9OJZHY1QQ3/data+center.jpg?format=750w 750w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a663f7e2aeba52c5cad3cbb/1520460055453-9HAMMYHOWU9OJZHY1QQ3/data+center.jpg?format=1000w 1000w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a663f7e2aeba52c5cad3cbb/1520460055453-9HAMMYHOWU9OJZHY1QQ3/data+center.jpg?format=1500w 1500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a663f7e2aeba52c5cad3cbb/1520460055453-9HAMMYHOWU9OJZHY1QQ3/data+center.jpg?format=2500w 2500w" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-loader="sqs"> <div class="image-overlay" style="overflow: hidden;-webkit-mask-image: -webkit-radial-gradient(white, black);"></div> </div> </a> </div> <figcaption class="image-card-wrapper" data-width-ratio> <div class="image-card sqs-dynamic-text-container"> <div class="image-title-wrapper"><div class="image-title sqs-dynamic-text" data-animation-override ><p>INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY</p></div></div> </div> </figcaption> </figure> </div></div></div><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_1520366894983_11408"><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="#professional-office" 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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Businesses in Northwest Indiana enjoy strategic location within the Chicagoland area, the third-largest metropolitan economy in the U.S., while taking advantage of Indiana’s stellar business climate.  </p> </div> </div></div><div class="sqs-block quote-block sqs-block-quote null" data-block-type="31" id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1520532215255_40555"><div class="sqs-block-content"> <figure > <blockquote data-animation-role="quote" data-animation-override> <span>“</span>We get rewarded every day in lower product movement costs, lower energy costs and lower maintenance costs that improved almost every aspect of our business.<span>”</span> </blockquote> <figcaption class="source">— Patrick Thompson, CFO, Modern Forge, Merrillville</figcaption> </figure> </div></div><div class="sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html" data-block-type="2" id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1520532215255_40617"><div class="sqs-block-content"> <div class="sqs-html-content"> <p><strong>Northwest Indiana: We Know How to Make Things </strong></p><ul><li>25% of the nation’s steel is made in Northwest Indiana. Northwest Indiana is home to ArcelorMittal’s Indiana Harbor and Burns Harbor facilities, as well as U.S. Steel’s Gary Works plant.</li><li>The BP Whiting Refinery, the largest refinery in the Midwest, recently completed a multibillion-dollar modernization project to process heavier crudes.</li></ul><p><strong>Manufacturing Solutions for Today and Tomorrow </strong><br />Northwest Indiana is home to companies and universities that are creating new technologies. </p><ul><li>East Chicago is home to one of ArcelorMittal’s 12 global R&D facilities, where researchers are designing the latest high-strength steel used in automobiles and elsewhere. </li><li>The food cutting and processing equipment at Urschel in Chesterton is used by every major food-processing manufacturer in the United States and in more than 120 countries worldwide. </li><li>Fronius located its U.S. headquarters in Portage, where it makes solar panel inverters, experiments with different ways of capturing solar energy, and supplies all welding equipment to electric car maker Telsa. </li><li>Monosol, headquartered in Merrillville, developed the single-use pods that have changed the way people do dishes and laundry around the world. </li><li>Tri-State Automation in Hammond builds, installs and services customized industrial robots that weld, haul materials, or do whatever the customer needs. </li><li>Purdue University Northwest’s Center for Innovation through Visualization and Simulation solves real-world issues for steelmakers such as ArcelorMittal and U.S. Steel. </li><li>BraunAbility, headquartered in Winamac, produces several different wheelchair-accessible vans as well as the new BraunAbility MXV, the first wheelchair-accessible sport-utility vehicle in volume production.</li></ul><p><strong>Success Stories </strong><br />Northwest Indiana is one of the leading regions in the United States manufacturing. Numerous manufacturers have chosen Northwest Indiana for their relocation or expansion projects. </p><ul><li>Hoist Liftruck, which makes forklifts and material handling equipment, is moving from Bedford Park, Illinois, and investing $40 million and bringing 500 new jobs to East Chicago. </li><li>Water-soluble film-maker Monosol is investing $95 million in an expansion project in Northwest Indiana that will result in 157 new jobs by 2020.</li><li>Alcoa has invested $100 million to open its state-of-the-art jet engine parts facility in La Porte, that doubles Alcoa’s capacity in La Porte and provides new capabilities that broaden its reach in engines for large commercial aircraft. The expansion will create 329 jobs by 2019.</li><li>Modern Forge which makes side frames and fender struts for Harley Davidson and custom metal forgings for other companies, invested $35 million for a new production facility in Merrillville, employing up to 200.</li><li>Pratt Industries is investing $260 million, to build the world's most technologically advanced recycled paper mill next to its cardboard box plant in Valparaiso, while adding 137 jobs.</li><li>Robot and automated systems manufacturer Tri-State Automation is investing $2.5 million in an expansion and plans to hire up to 50 more workers in Hammond.</li></ul> </div> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div> </div> </section> <section id="logistics-distribution" class="Index-page" data-collection-id="5aa17c69085229dea8c70cd1" data-parallax-id="5aa17c69085229dea8c70cd1" 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="1520549623694" id="page-5aa17c69085229dea8c70cd1"><div class="row sqs-row"><div class="col sqs-col-12 span-12"><div class="sqs-block horizontalrule-block sqs-block-horizontalrule" data-block-type="47" id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1520549572986_16810"><div class="sqs-block-content"><hr /></div></div><div class="sqs-block spacer-block sqs-block-spacer sized vsize-1" data-block-type="21" id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1520549572986_16234"><div class="sqs-block-content"> </div></div></div></div><div class="row sqs-row"><div class="col sqs-col-3 span-3"><div class="sqs-block spacer-block sqs-block-spacer sized vsize-1" data-block-type="21" id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1520532586447_6528"><div class="sqs-block-content"> </div></div></div><div class="col sqs-col-9 span-9"><div class="sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html" data-block-type="2" id="block-48c3a86839fd06c72e29"><div class="sqs-block-content"> <div class="sqs-html-content"> <h2>Logistics & Distribution</h2><p>Northwest Indiana’s location and comprehensive transportation network allows companies to reach customers worldwide with ease. Businesses in Northwest Indiana enjoy strategic location within the Chicagoland area, the third-largest metropolitan economy in the U.S., while taking advantage of Indiana’s stellar business climate. </p><p>Our Midwest location, combined with a comprehensive transportation network and intermodal connections, allows for fast, efficient and cost-effective access to customers.</p><p>Companies in Northwest Indiana are within a day’s drive to 80% of the U.S. population. Major metropolitan centers are within close proximity, including Chicago, Detroit, Indianapolis, Milwaukee, Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati, Louisville, St. Louis and Toronto.</p> </div> </div></div><div class="sqs-block quote-block sqs-block-quote null" data-block-type="31" id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1520532586447_5136"><div class="sqs-block-content"> <figure > <blockquote data-animation-role="quote" data-animation-override> <span>“</span>The success of the program, together with the proactive Indiana business environment, has helped us fulfill our vision for world-class cold storage in this strategic location.<span>”</span> </blockquote> <figcaption class="source">— Andrew Janson, President, Hanson Logistics, Hammond</figcaption> </figure> </div></div></div></div></div> </div> </section> <section id="food-beverage" class="Index-page" data-collection-id="5aa17d4524a694618523a293" data-parallax-id="5aa17d4524a694618523a293" 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="1520549637493" id="page-5aa17d4524a694618523a293"><div class="row sqs-row"><div class="col sqs-col-12 span-12"><div class="sqs-block horizontalrule-block sqs-block-horizontalrule" data-block-type="47" id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1520549572986_23800"><div class="sqs-block-content"><hr /></div></div><div class="sqs-block spacer-block sqs-block-spacer sized vsize-1" data-block-type="21" id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1520549572986_23180"><div class="sqs-block-content"> </div></div></div></div><div class="row sqs-row"><div class="col sqs-col-3 span-3"><div class="sqs-block spacer-block sqs-block-spacer sized vsize-1" data-block-type="21" id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1520532806208_8269"><div class="sqs-block-content"> </div></div></div><div class="col sqs-col-9 span-9"><div class="sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html" data-block-type="2" id="block-5aa17d4524a694618523a294"><div class="sqs-block-content"> <div class="sqs-html-content"> <h2>Food and Beverage Manufacturing</h2><p>Northwest Indiana is one of the leading regions in the United States for agribusiness, food processing and distribution. A number of companies including Albanese, American Licorice, Cargill, ConAgra and Monsanto, serve the world from our community.</p><p>Northwest Indiana is home to a cluster of businesses that process, distribute and market foods enjoyed worldwide. Freshness matters in today’s marketplace. Our location, combined with a comprehensive transportation network and intermodal connections, allows for fast, efficient and cost-effective access to customers.</p> </div> </div></div><div class="sqs-block quote-block sqs-block-quote null" data-block-type="31" id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1520532806208_5266"><div class="sqs-block-content"> <figure > <blockquote data-animation-role="quote" data-animation-override> <span>“</span>We chose Portage for our first farm because of the business-friendly environment, the good work force and the easy access to the interstate highway system that allows us to serve a five-state area.<br/><span>”</span> </blockquote> <figcaption class="source">— Robert Colangelo, Co-founding Farmer and President, Green Sense Farms, Portage</figcaption> </figure> </div></div><div class="sqs-block quote-block sqs-block-quote null" data-block-type="31" id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1520532806208_6459"><div class="sqs-block-content"> <figure > <blockquote data-animation-role="quote" data-animation-override> <span>“</span>We continue to grow in a highly competitive industry, due in part, to the quality of the Indiana workforce and the state’s positive business climate.<br/><span>”</span> </blockquote> <figcaption class="source">— Bon Wojcik, Plant Manager, Hearthside Food Solutions, Michigan City</figcaption> </figure> </div></div><div class="sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html" data-block-type="2" id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1520532806208_6521"><div class="sqs-block-content"> <div class="sqs-html-content"> <p><strong>Growing solutions for today and tomorrow</strong><br />Northwest Indiana is home to food companies that are creating new technologies.</p><ul><li>Green Sense Farms, in Portage, is the country’s largest indoor vertical farm. The facility was recently hailed by Popular Science magazine as one of the year's 100 Greatest Inventions.</li><li>The food cutting and processing equipment at Urschel in Chesterton is used by every major food-processing manufacturer in the United States and in more than 120 countries worldwide.</li><li>The water-soluble films, compounds, and solutions from Merrillville-based Monosol enable impactful product innovations from detergent to agrochemicals.</li><li>APACKS in LaPorte offers a scalable design of bottle fillers, cappers, conveyors, and labelers that allows companies to replace or add packaging stations to an existing line that will  increase automation, speed up production, improve accuracy, reduce downtime and allow companies to expand or reconfigure lines as they grow.</li><li>Microbac’s Chicagoland Division in Merrillville offers comprehensive sampling and analytical services for the environmental, food, and food-related markets</li></ul><p><strong>Food supply chain</strong><br />The region offers a strong network throughout each step in the food supply chain</p><ul><li>Raw materials, including dairy, seed corn, wholesale grains and beans</li><li>Food equipment and service </li><li>Secondary suppliers, including mechanical and machine fabrication </li><li>Food processing and distribution</li><li>Food packaging companies</li></ul> </div> </div></div></div></div></div> </div> </section> <section id="new-page" class="Index-page" data-collection-id="5a7cbfa808522932c3cec0fe" data-parallax-id="5a7cbfa808522932c3cec0fe" 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="1684524591362" id="page-5a7cbfa808522932c3cec0fe"><div class="row sqs-row"><div class="col sqs-col-12 span-12"><div class="sqs-block horizontalrule-block sqs-block-horizontalrule" data-block-type="47" id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1520549572986_30040"><div class="sqs-block-content"><hr /></div></div><div class="sqs-block spacer-block sqs-block-spacer sized vsize-1" data-block-type="21" id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1520549572986_29452"><div class="sqs-block-content"> </div></div></div></div><div class="row sqs-row"><div class="col sqs-col-3 span-3"><div class="sqs-block spacer-block sqs-block-spacer sized vsize-1" data-block-type="21" id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1520462873806_12504"><div class="sqs-block-content"> </div></div></div><div class="col sqs-col-9 span-9"><div class="sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html" data-block-type="2" data-border-radii="{"topLeft":{"unit":"px","value":0.0},"topRight":{"unit":"px","value":0.0},"bottomLeft":{"unit":"px","value":0.0},"bottomRight":{"unit":"px","value":0.0}}" id="block-5a7cbfa808522932c3cec0ff"><div class="sqs-block-content"> <div class="sqs-html-content"> <h2 style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Information Technology</h2><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong>Google’s Digital Capital for Indiana</strong><br>Valparaiso was awarded Google’s eCity designation, in part, because of the expertise of its local businesses to maximize the value of the Internet. This makes Valparaiso the ‘digital capital’ of Indiana and reflects Valparaiso's innovation and dedication to being technologically savvy.</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong>Fiber</strong><br>Northwest Indiana is home to world-class fiber connectivity needed in today’s marketplace for businesses to reliably transmit large volumes of data.</p><ul data-rte-list="default"><li><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Valparaiso is building a municipal fiber network infrastructure to offer dark fiber optics to businesses when the network is in place in late 2016. This infrastructure will provide enhanced connectivity for data transmission as well as the internet. The dark fiber will be installed in a loop around Valparaiso so businesses can connect to the fiber at a reasonable cost for connectivity</p><ul data-rte-list="default"><li><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">The fiber backbone will loop the city and provide direct access to Chicago. The primary areas of focus will include commercial corridors along Ind. 49 and U.S 30, as well as the north Calumet Avenue area.</p></li></ul></li><li><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Surf Internet is an innovative fiber-optic internet company that delivers high-speed, reliable internet to homes and businesses in underserved, rural communities - like those found across northwest Indiana. Their multi-gig fiber network covers towns across La Porte, Lake, and Porter counties.</p></li><li><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">NITCO has been producing fiber-based connections in NWI since 1985. The company currently supports 185 miles of fiber for both businesses and residents.</p></li><li><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Comcast provides its full suite of business and residential telecommunications services across Northwest Indiana – including gigabit speed Internet.</p><ul data-rte-list="default"><li><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Nearly 5,600 miles of network spanning Lake, LaPorte and Porter counties.</p></li><li><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Nearly 1,200 miles of fiber across the three counties</p></li><li><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Comcast Business can provide businesses speeds of up to 100 Gbps, along with other advanced services.</p></li></ul></li><li><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">There are 33 fiber providers in Indiana serving 46.2% of the state population, compared to a national average of 23%.</p></li><li><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Chesterton has been aggressive in developing a fiber optic project that will allow them to deliver high-speed Internet access to companies who need leading-edge technology.</p></li></ul><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong>Broadband</strong><br>Indiana is served by over 100 broadband providers, ranking 12th nationally for speed download greater than 3Mbps and upload greater than 0.768 Mbps.</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong>Data Centers</strong><br>Northwest Indiana offers a competitive position to attract data center development as a suburb of Chicago. The Chicago metro area is one of the largest data center markets in the country.</p><ul data-rte-list="default"><li><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">With the exception of tornados, the Chicago/Northern Indiana region is relativity free from a natural disaster, and has good utility infrastructure.</p></li><li><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Northwest Indiana is located on the main telecommunication networks between New York and Chicago and is within a short radius of 350 E. 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