The Deal: Kalamazoo reinvents itself

The Deal magazine recently featured Kalamazoo’s work to remain vibrant after Pfizer downsized its local operations.

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Likewise, Kalamazoo could have moved on from its past as a drug development center and endeavored to shift, like many other American cities, to services, marketing its pastoral landscape and hearty restaurants, or simply done nothing.

Instead, Kalamazoo has tried to revitalize itself as a burgeoning Midwestern center for life sciences. Officials from the area, and throughout the state, have helped build support programs, early-stage angel and venture investment funds, and marketing outlets. The goal: grow and nurture life sciences companies in Kalamazoo and attract them to the city.

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Source: The Deal