In 2005, Dow donated money to help build a minor league baseball stadium near downtown Midland, and in 2006, Dow became the naming sponsor of the facility. The company also helped establish the nonprofit Michigan Baseball Foundation, which owns the team and stadium and donates profits from the games to local charitable organizations.
Since the arrival of the Great Lakes Loons, Midland’s downtown area has seen an unprecedented revival, with nearly $30 million of private funds already spent or planned to rehabilitate or expand existing downtown businesses. Three new hotels are being built in Midland, and almost 200 new seasonal and/or year-round jobs have been created. According to economic impact projections, expenditures in Midland County as a result of out-of-town attendees alone may equal about $2.14 million annually.
