The town of Midland -- the biggest in the county -- credits large businesses with its success.
It's the home of Dow Chemical, which has helped attract other companies, including a joint venture with Corning, a Semiconductor company, and a tester of automotive lubricants.
"Once they come, we work very hard to keep them here," said Councilwoman Diane Brown Wilhelm.
That work involves sprucing up the downtown, so it's "walkable and attractive for young and old people alike," said Wilhelm.
It also includes top notch fire, police and road services, and doing it all with minimal taxes and regulation, she said.
