Find Unparalleled Industry Leadership and Innovation in the Great Lakes Bay Region

AEGIS Environments — world leader in antimicrobial technologies.

Affordable Green Energy LLC - is a renewable-energy company specializing in the field of personal wind power. In the face of rising utility costs, decreasing supplies of fossil fuels, and the desire to be more independent, Affordable Green Energy lets you declare your energy independence. Affordable Green Energy was founded to support the growing demand for alternative energy and the desire for energy independence by providing complete consultation, design, and implementation of affordable wind energy systems.

Allis Information Management (AIM) - is a woman-owned small business that has spent over 25 years providing competitive intelligence to major local clients, including Fortune 100 companies, government agencies and trade associations. They are one of the only marketing intelligence firms in the area, providing expert services in market intelligence, competitive analysis, technical information research and crisis/issue management services.

Cabot Corporation — global specialty chemicals company specializing in fine partical technology including fumed silica, nano-structured sub-micron particles, comprising carbon, metals and metal oxides for the automotive industry, inks, plastics and specialty products.

Caltech Industries — decontamination experts and produce disinfectants to protect against pathogen contamination.

Dendritech, Inc. — manufacturing nanosized dendritic molecules for research and commercial customers.

The Dow Chemical Company — founded in the region in 1897 the world reknown Dow Chemical Company remains an integral part of the business and entrepreneurial communities of the Great Lakes Bay Region by implementing, sharing, and supporting research and product developmen.t 

Dow Corning Corporation — world leader in silicon-based technologies and one of the only companies in the world able to provide silicon-based solutions throughout the entire photovoltaic value chain.

Dow Corning Corporation Health Industries Materials Site (HIMS) - was established in 1964, is the only Dow Corning site dedicated to supplying products to the health care industry, and is registered and inspected by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as producer of bulk pharmaceutical ingredients.
HIMS’ products are used by customers around the world to manufacture a wide variety of health care products, including pharmaceutical tubing, pacemaker leads, drug-delivery patches (such as nicotine patches), home diagnostic kits for renal patients, antigas antifoams, and other pharmaceutical products.

Dow Corning Corporation Solar Solutions Applications Center  — state-of-the-art testing facility for materials used in manufacturing solar panels.

Emcor, Inc. — designing and producing linear motion parts for aeronautical and nuclear industries.

Eovations, LLC announced a $16 million investment in 2010 to locate in a 77,000 square-foot building in the Marquette Industrial Center. Complementary to Bay County’s rich lumber heri-tage, the company will commercialize the industry’s first polymer based wood replication technology, called Eōtek.

Evergreen Solar — producing state-of-the-art, highest quality STRING RIBBON™ solar wafers for residential and commercial applications.

Filtrona Porous Technologies is a developer and manufacturer of specialized hydrophilic foam
products in the U.S. and Europe. Formerly Lendell Manufacturing, the company was acquired by Filtrona
PLC in October 2009.

Fulcrum Composites — develops and markets advanced sandwich panels and composite structures for a number of industries and applications, with tremendous potential as components of solar panel systems.

Gateway Financial is the vehicle finance service division for Garber Management Group.Gateway Financial provides financing options for customers of the eight dealerships and 17 franchises under the Garber brand. In operation since 1996, the company currently has 100 plus employees.

General Motors — the world's largest automaker, the Detroit global headquarters are just 90 minutes from the Mid-Michigan region.

Hemlock Semiconductor Corporation (HSC) — world’s largest producer of super-pure polycrystalline solicon.

Ingenuity IEQ - offers a total solution for indoor environmental quality, protecting the health and comfort of building occupants while decreasing costs for energy and building maintenance. They address four key aspects of indoor environmental quality: Airflow, air quality, surfaces and measurement. In 2007, Ingenuity partnered with Midland-based ÆGIS Environments to apply ÆGIS’ Microbe Shield antimicrobial technology to interior building surfaces.

Merrill Technologies Group - are leaders in the machining, fabricating and systems integration fields, serving customers in a wide range of industries. Among its four divisions, Merrill can perform nearly every operation you need, from concept to production including:

  • Full range of machining services
  • Full range of metal fabrication and welding services
  • Automation, system integration and machine design for machining, assembly and testing
  • FAA Certified aerospace manufacturing and maintenance.

Mersen — Leading global supplier of carbon, graphite and carbon-carbon composite products.  With thousands of employees in 30 countries and over 250 commercial contacts throughout the world, Mersen produces high-quality, innovative products and solutions to enhance customers' productivity.

Metro Fabricating is a 35-year-old specialty manufacturer. The company designs and manufactures custom steel products and has contracts for projects with NASA and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
For the past two years, Metro Fab has worked on about 60 work-station consoles that will go to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida and will be utilized in the NASA firing room, where spacecrafts are launched. The stations are electromagnetically shielded, which eliminates any outside interference from cell phones, computers or other wireless devices. The product is completely fabricated and manufactured in house.

Midland Solar Applications — a full-service research, design, install, startup and operate photovoltaic solar company, with special emphasis on the reduction of "Balance of System" costs

Morley Companies, Inc. continues to expand its data collection and research services, along with customer technical and support services for Fortune 100 clients. Established in 1863, Morley earned acclaim as the second-largest hardware company in the country. For the past 40 years, the company has provided group travel, business theater, research, exhibits, displays and performance improvement services to a diverse group of clients.

New-Tech — designing unusual, custom laboratory equipment and furniture for Fortune 500 companies

Nexteer Automotive —  A singular focus on steering and driveline systems optimized for maximum efficiency and total vehicle integration. A high-performance, energetic culture passionately dedicated to providing technological leadership and customer value. A one-stop steering supply solution providing total in-house development and integration of hardware and electronics – all backed by a strong OEM heritage and 100 years of automotive tradition.

Omni-Tech International — consulting firm specializing in the biobased industry and renewable resources

Pilgrim Technology, LLC — advanced research and development of secure wireless and sensor device technology.

Precision Torque Control, Inc. - specializes in providing long-term solutions for tensioning and torque limiting applications. All their products are designed, machined, assembled and tested at their Midland facility in order to supply their customers with a superior product at a competitive price. Precision Torque’s business is continuing to grow: In 2005, Precision Torque built a 7,000-square-foot addition to their existing building.

Saginaw Control & Engineering (SCE) - manufactures sheet metal electrical enclosures for a variety of industries. SCE has been serving the electrical industry since 1963 at its 255,000 sq. ft. manufacturing complex. Its manufacturing and warehouse facility uses state-of-the-art fabricating equipment including the newest laser technology. In addition to its Saginaw location, SCE has added a distribution center in Lenoir City, Tennessee; to accompany existing distribution centers in Aurora, Ohio; and Kenosha, Wisconsin.

Savant Group — an independent testing laboratory, research center, and manufacturer specializing in advanced lubrication technology.