Purdue University's first satellite business incubator – the Purdue Technology Center of Northwest Indiana – is the result of Purdue's vision to expand its high-tech entrepreneurship acceleration services to communities across Indiana.

Modeled after West Lafayette’s Purdue Research Park flagship incubator that is owned and operated by Purdue Research Foundation, the Purdue Technology Center of Northwest Indiana sits on 386 acres west of I-65, near Merrillville. This facility and the Purdue University Calumet Academic Learning Center serve as anchors for the surrounding mixed-use business and technology park – Ameriplex at the Crossroads – under development by Purdue Research Foundation and Holladay Properties.

The 48,000-square-foot center, which opened with seven charter client firms in January 2005, now serves 12 technology-based tenants, four additional tenants and six technology-based affiliate companies. Companies with offices inside the center employ 95 workers, including researchers with advanced degrees, recent college graduates and interns.

In February 2006, the park received an official Certified Technology Park designation by the Indiana Economic Development Corp., paving the way for tax incentives that encourage the development of high-growth, high-wage business opportunities and facilitate technology transfer between the corporate and academic sectors. “Tech park” status allows for the local recapture of certain state and local tax revenue that can then be invested in the park's development.

To learn more about the Purdue Technology Center of Northwest Indiana’s history, services and amenities and/or to schedule a tour of the facility, contact the Purdue Research Foundation’s on-site management team.