Cricket Wireless is growing its footprint in Northwest Indiana.

The prepaid wireless service provider leased a retail unit at 6124 Broadway, Merrillville. The unit is located in a high-traffic area and will bring more mobile service options to the heart of Merrillville.

Crown Point-based Latitude Commercial facilitated the lease with Cricket Wireless.

“This new location is ideally positioned to meet the needs of the community, and we are excited to see the value Cricket Wireless will bring to the area,” said Myles Rapchak, Latitude Commercial principal/vice president, in a press release.

Latitude Commercial provides commercial real estate services. It offers purchasing, leasing, landlord and tenant representation and commercial property management services. Latitude Commercial serves Northwest Indiana and the Chicago suburbs.

Cricket Wireless is based in Atlanta. The first Cricket Wireless store opened in 1999 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Today, the company has over 4,500 store locations in 50 states and in Washington, D.C.