Editing Midlothian, Texas (section)

==Economy==
Prior to 1929 and the [[Great Depression in the United States|Great Depression]], a number of businesses flourished in the city. The two largest business enterprises centered around cotton and cattle-raising. The region was transformed in later years by the arrival of the cement industry. Midlothian became a prime area for cement quarrying due to the Austin Chalk Escarpment, a unique geological formation that runs north–south through the city. Three of the top-10 largest cement factories in the United States operate in the city: [[TXI]] (formerly Texas Industries), [[Holcim]], and [[Ash Grove Cement Company|Ash Grove]]. [[Gerdau]] [[Ameristeel]], formerly [[Chaparral Steel]], a large steel factory, is adjacent to TXI's cement plant.

A large industrial park, Railport, is located along [[U.S. Route 67 in Texas|U.S. 67]] on the southwestern side of the city. Railport is home to several distribution facilities including [[Target Corporation|Target]] and [[QuikTrip]].

The northern side of the city is host to MidTexas International Center's Auto Park, a large automobile distribution and processing center; and Texas Central Business Lines, a rail transload facility.

===Top employers===
According to Midlothian's 2023 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report,<ref>[https://www.midlothian.tx.us/DocumentCenter/View/16835/ACFR-FY-2022-2023-pdf City of Midlothian ACFR]</ref> the top employers in the city are:

{| class="wikitable" border="1"
|-
! #
! Employer
! # of Employees
|-
|rowspan=2|1
| [[Gerdau]] 
|rowspan=2|1,250
|-
| [[Target Corporation|Target]]
|-
|rowspan=6|3
| Ash Grove Texas Cement
|rowspan=6|250
|-
| [[Holcim|Lafarge Holcim Texas]]
|-
| [[Martin Marietta Materials]]
|-
| QuikTrip Distribution
|-
| [[SunOpta|SunOpta Grains and Foods]]
|-
| Sunrider Manufacturing
|-
|rowspan=4|9
| Aurorium
|rowspan=4|100
|-
| Google Midlothian
|-
| MidTexas International Center
|-
| Vistra Energy
|-
|rowspan=1|10
|Big Hodge
|rowspan=1|14
|-
|rowspan=1|11
|LW Landscaping
|rowspan=1|11
|}