Jumping to Midland (or thereabouts)...
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$121 million Dow investment bringing 180 construction jobs; 200 lab jobs
Isis Simpson-Mersha | MLive
April 24, 2018
MIDLAND, MI -- The Dow Chemical Co. has hired two Saginaw companies for $121 million worth of construction work of new and existing buildings in Bay County. Spence Brothers was named the construction manager for Dow's new $100 million Innovation Center and for renovations to an existing building, Dow officials said Monday, April 23. Spence Brothers is collaborating with Shaheen Development to deliver a "world class" Innovation Center in Bay County's Williams Township that will employ about 200 research and development employees focused on silicone science and organic chemistry...
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By the way, this is just one of many large investments by Dow in recent time. The company also has plans to renovate an existing building at their Auburn site and build a 28,000 SF addition for a Product Safety Laboratory for $21 million. Last year also saw the renovation of the Stoesser Center (employee development center) and the opening of a new 6-story, 184,000 SF Global Corporate Center -
The new Dow Global Corporate Center at its headquarters in Midland -
Source:
Jake May | MLive