A Chemical Industry Hub
With the Workforce Expertise to Prove It
In
Midland, we're proud of our century-long history being world-class
innovators and manufacturers in the chemical industry. Since the
founding of The Dow Chemical Company here in 1897, Midland chemical and
technology businesses have consistently worked to define the cutting
edge.
Midland's technology "cluster," or group of related firms
that interact to produce competitive advantage for all, is based upon
the presence of major employers in the chemical and technology
industries: The Dow Chemical Company, Dow Corning Corporation, Hemlock
Semiconductor, and many others. But the Midland cluster has also
fostered emerging companies
that have developed new technologies in key areas. These companies draw
their strength not just from their individual achievements but from
their inter-relationships with one another.
In addition to our
chemical and technology businesses, Midland's long-term sustainability
depends on our economic base businesses in the healthcare, financial
and industrial contracting fields.
What does this mean for your technology business?
It
means that Midland has the workforce, industry knowledge and municipal
government support to make your new or growing plant a success in the
Midland area. We have the expertise to mitigate your scale-up risk and
help you deliver more productivity in less time. It's what we do in
Midland. We've been doing it for over 100 years.
The chart below shows the location quotient of Midland’s major
industries – a ratio of the percentage of the workforce that industry
represents locally vs. nationally, mapped against the national growth
rate of that industry. Size of the circle indicates the relative number
of people that industry employs in Midland.