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In Northwest Indiana, Merrillville is a retail trade center. Between Taft Street and Colorado Street, the US 30 corridor is densely packed with big-box businesses, hotels, restaurants, and car dealerships.
In 2005, Ameriplex at the Crossroads, a technology and industrial park, opened on Broadway between 93rd and 101st Avenues. The Purdue Research Foundation operates a business incubator and technology center in the development, which is classified as an Indiana Certified Technology Park.
Merrillville does not have a strong presence in heavy industry, such as steelmaking and petroleum refining, which typifies the economy of northern Lake County. Fortune 500 energy provider NiSource, hospitality management firm White Lodging, and Centier Bank, Indiana’s biggest privately owned independent bank, are all headquartered in the town.