Forklift Parts Midland

Forklift Parts Midland - The city of Midland is the county seat of Midland County with a small part of the city reaching into Martin County. It is situated on the Southern Plains and currently has a population of approximately 111,146. It is the principal city of the Midland Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 1st of July the year 2009, The Odessa-Midland, Texas Combined Statistical Area had a population of around 266,941. The inhabitants of Midland refer to themselves as Midlanders.

In the year 1881, the city was founded as a settlement near the midpoint along the Pacific Railroad between Fort Worth and El Paso. Midway was the original name of Midland City, but was later changed due to another Texas city having the same name. Midland is George W. Bush, the former president's childhood home and laura Bush, the former First lady's hometown.

Initially, Midland was a ranching and farming community. Nevertheless, the city's economy went through a big transformation when oil was discovered in the Permian Basin in 1923.

Midland has numerous attractions situated nearby, like for example: the Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Midland County Museum, Museum of the Southwest Complex, Big Spring State Park and the Confederate Air Force and American Airpower Heritage Museum.

There are several amazing parks situated in the city, like for example Tolbert Park, Trinity Park, CJ Kelly Park, Doug Russell Park, Fasken Park, and Halff Park. As well, there are several fascinating museums with a comprehensive explanation of the history of the area, such as the Museum of the Southwest and the Midland County Historical Museum. There is also the American Airpower Heritage Museum, that houses over 50,000 artifacts from World War II. World class shopping is available at The Midland Park Shopping Centre.

The administrative and management head office for the gas and oil industry of the Permian Basin, the biggest oil producing region within Texas, is situated in the city of Midland. The energy industry of the US is heavily influenced by the Permian Basin.

There are some oil and gas related businesses in Midland, including legal, finance, accounting, data processing, marketing and engineering. The economy is also supplemented by ranching and agriculture businesses.

The city of Midland has lots of jobs requiring a college or university degree, including manufacturing and wholesale sales representatives, registered nurses, geoscientists, petroleum engineers, financial mangers, financial analysts, engineering managers and child, family and school social workers. The largest employers within the city are involved in mining, healthcare, accommodation and food services, educational services, scientific and technical services and professional.