The Permian Strategic Partnership is now backed by 17 of the top U.S. energy companies like Chevron, EOG Resources, Exxon Mobil. The energy companies have pledged $100 million in total to ease the stress that the booming population has inevitably put on healthcare, civic infrastructure and education. They hope to address housing and labor shortages, traffic [...]
Texas Tech just had a ribbon cutting which will usher in West Texas's first child psychiatric fellowship of it's kind in Midland. This is an incredible resource for Midland families. There were so few child psychiatrists in the area, they couldn't possibly serve the needs of a city of Midland's size. Plus, Midland's population is expanding [...]
The Midland metropolitan statistical area has the lowest unemployment rate in the state. It's holding steady for the third consecutive month at just 2.2 percent. The entire state is working hard, even as job growth slows. So, why has job growth slowed down? It's quite simple, this area is simply running out of unemployed workers! [...]
A free legal clinic for Midland veteran's will be open in Midland on Nov. 5 at 6 p.m.. Location of Free Legal Clinic For Midland Veterans Legal Aid of Northwest Texas 212 N Main St #101 Midland, TX Free Legal Clinic For Midland Veterans Any low income, disabled, unemployed and homeless veterans can take advantage [...]
The Midland City Council just approved plans for what will make more than 2,400 new rental units that will fill empty lots within the city. We've mentioned before that Midland has high rental rates and low supply. So, these units are desperately needed. Our economy is booming and we need more places to live in [...]
Clariant Oil Services just announced a new state-of-the-art laboratory at its Midland facility. The new lab effectively doubled the size of the old lab. Plus, the lab is now equipped with industry-leading equipment. The facility will increase testing by 45 percent more. It will be capable of processing around 7,000 samples per month! The shale [...]
The Wagner Noël Performing Arts Center presents "Literary Death Match" tomorrow at 7pm! This witty, ridiculous performance couples the types of literary and performance perks of Def Poetry Jam and the odd, hilariousness of Double Dare. This reading/performing series mixes four outstandingly talented authors performing a publication in seven minutes or less. The panelists are [...]
The Wagner Noël Performing Arts Center presents the Chinese Warrior of Peking tonight. This high-intensity martial arts and acrobatics performance is brought to us by the Columbia Artists Management and the Ministry of Culture of The People’s Republic of China. The performance is set during the Ming Dynasty (1368–1644). It portrays the story of two rival martial arts [...]
There are many reasons to live in Midland. One of them is the daily commute. The typical American commute averages 26 minutes from home to work. This commute has been getting longer for Americans every year. Midland residents have an average commute of just 14 minutes! Plus, practically no one has to use mass transit [...]
Rent is rising in Midland, and probably won't level off soon. See, Midland's economy is responding to the stable trading range in energy prices. Occupancy and rent in the multifamily sector is booming. Consequently, multifamily assets are trading well. Despite rising interest rates across the nation, investors are still showing signs of positivity especially in [...]
