Jobs & Economy in Kalamazoo
Kalamazoo's economy runs on a real, current dual identity: genuine pharmaceutical manufacturing (Pfizer's largest network site) and medical devices (Stryker Corporation's headquarters).
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Learn morePfizer's largest network manufacturing site, real and current
Pfizer's Kalamazoo site -- tracing to The Upjohn Company, founded here in 1886 -- remains Pfizer's LARGEST manufacturing site company-wide: 1,300 acres, ~1,200 metric tons of API produced annually. This is a real, current operation, not a faded legacy.
Stryker Corporation's real, current headquarters
Stryker Corporation, a real top-10 US medical device company by revenue, maintains its principal executive offices at 2825 Airview Blvd. in Kalamazoo, with major additional facilities in neighboring Portage.
Bronson Healthcare: southwest Michigan's largest employer
Bronson Healthcare, headquartered in Kalamazoo, employs more than 9,000 people -- southwest Michigan's largest employer.
Key takeaways
- Pfizer's Kalamazoo site is the company's largest manufacturing site network-wide -- a real, current operation.
- Stryker Corporation, a real top-10 US medical device company, is headquartered directly in Kalamazoo.
- Bronson Healthcare, HQ'd in Kalamazoo, is southwest Michigan's largest single employer.
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