Dow chooses Michigan for new Headquarters

This is a day old, but being from Midland, the global headquarters of Dow Chemical (and NO, I don’t glow at night… not yet), anytime Dow does anything it is big news here.  So, in the backdrop of GM’s disappointing announcement, Dow made its own announcement which really made quite a few people very happy.

From the Midland Daily News:

The Dow Chemical Co.’s $11 billion joint venture with Kuwait’s Petrochemical Industries Co. will be headquartered in Michigan.

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The exact city also hasn’t been determined, with the decision to be partially based on approval of incentives offered to the company.

Dow President and CEO Andrew Liveris said the choice of Michigan for the headquarters was consistent with the positive business environment in Michigan, where Dow has more than 110 years of history. Dow’s corporate center is in Midland.

First off, please notice the large, bold statement:  POSITIVE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT IN MICHIGAN!  Coming from Dow, that is big.  I believe it means that Republicans should just keep quiet and continue doing things that way we’re doing them.  We don’t need MORE tax breaks and less regulation if a company like Dow Chemical is willing to deal with what we have in place.

Secondly, while I am far from always proud of Dow (cutting union wages, Dioxin contamination, etc…), I would like to take this opprtunity to say ‘Good Job Dow!”.  Choosing Michigan was a wise choice and one they will not be disappointed in.  The article mentions that they wil choose a SE Michigan site for the headquarters, which shows that Michigan’s diversity, especially having the largest concentration of arab speaking citizens outside of the Middle East, is a true asset to Michigan and we must continue to embrace it!

I’ll try to keep you all updated on this whenever I get the chance!