Certified Business Parks

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Southwest Michigan

Strategically located between Chicago and Detroit in Southwest Michigan, the Kalamazoo Region has a 150-year history in life science and advanced manufacturing. The region is home to Stryker Corporation, Pfizer, Parker Hannifin Hydraulics, Perrigo, Whirlpool, Kellogg and scores of other highly successful companies.

Target industry recruitment strategies are focused on Advanced Manufacturing, Back Office, Bioscience, Logistics, Medical Device and Research and Development facilities. These sectors are focused upon due to the community’s existing talent base, historical capacity, real estate availability, strategic geographic location and sector support services.

Certified Business Parks

Albion Industrial Park
Located two miles from I-94.
Incentives available for land purchase.

Allegan Highland Business Park
Located .25 miles from M-22.
Two minute drive to nearest airport.

Bangor Industrial Park
From the middle of the Industrial Park, M-43 is 0.9 miles;
I-94 is 10.8 miles; I-196 is 13 miles; and, US-131 is 25 miles.

Brooks Industrial and Research Park
Less than two miles from I-94 and I-69.
State-of-the-Art research and manufacturing facilities.

Davis Creek Business Park
Green sites with approved LEED points.
Located less than 1 mile from I-94.

Dowagiac Industrial Park
Sites available for custom built facilities.
100% developed and within two miles of Class "A" airport.

Fort Custer Industrial Park
High speed telecommunications and Internet connections.
Located within a Foreign-Trade Zone.

Greenville Industrial Park
"Hybrid" Renaissance Zone, which abates
most state and local taxes.
Full utilities with available Broadband.

Jackson Technology Park
Located one mile from I-94.
60 miles from Detroit Metro Airport.

Lawrence-Crandall Business Centre
Midway point between Chicago and Detroit.
Offers Tax Abatements to Manufacturing/Industrial Companies.

Midlink Business Park
Contains a Renaissance Zone - significant tax savings.
  Two-hour drive from Chicago and Detroit - off I-94.

Muskegon County Airport Business Park
Park is 100% developed.
Airport within 1 mile.

Muskegon County Business Park - North
Free land with creation of 25+ jobs.
Park 100% available.

P. Don Aley Industrial Park
Located in the oldest Township in Michigan.
Within 2.5 Miles of US-31.

Parma-Standstone Certified Business Park
Located .1 miles from I-94.
Railroad access via Norfolk Southern.

Plainwell Industrial Park
Railroad located within park.
Tax abatements to qualifying businesses.

Port City Industrial Center
Located less than one mile from US-31.
Within 15 miles of dock facilities
to accommodate lake shipping.

Seaway Industrial Park
Located less than two miles from US-131 and I-69.
A virtually tax free Renaissance Zone.

Three Rivers Airport Industrial Park
Free property based on jobs creation.
100% Personal Property Tax Abatements for new
equipment and equipment not previously taxed in MI.

Three Rivers Area Enterprise Park
Pricing considerations based on investment.
Eligibility for Industrial Facilities Tax Exemption.

Colleges and Universities
Central Michigan University
Cornerstone University
Davenport University
Ferris State University
Grand Valley State University
Michigan State University
Western Michigan University

Aquinas College
Baker College 
Calvin College 
Glen Oaks Community College

Grace Bible College
Grand Rapids Community College
Hope College
Jackson Community College
Kalamazoo College
Kalamazoo Valley Community College
Kellogg Community College
Kendall College of Art & Design
Montcalm Community College 
Spring Arbor College
University of Phoenix

Companies/Industries
United Solar Ovonic, Greenville
(solar cell manufacturing)
Haworth, Holland
(office furniture design and manufacturing)
Perrigo, Allegan
(world’s largest manufacturer of over-the-counter pharmaceutical and nutritional products for the store-brand market)
Whirlpool, Benton Harbor
(world's leading manufacturer and marketer of major home appliances)
Smiths Aerospace, Cascade Township
(a leading global provider of innovative solutions to builders and operators of military and civil aircraft and engines)
Kellogg Company, Battle Creek
(world’s leading producer of cereal and a leading producer of convenience foods)
Pfizer Corporation, Kalamazoo
(pharmaceutical manufacturing)
Stryker Corporation, Kalamazoo
(manufacturer of a variety of hospital equipment and prosthetic devices)

Economic Development Organizations
Albion Economic Development Corporation
Alliance for World-Class Communities
Arts & Industry Council
Barry County Economic Development Alliance
Battle Creek Unlimited, Inc.
Berrien County Community Development Department
Cornerstone Alliance
Hillsdale County Industrial Development Council
Ionia County Economic Alliance

Kalamazoo City Economic Development
Lakeshore Advantage Corporation
Marshall Economic Development

Muskegon Area First
North Berrien County Community Development
Ottawa County Economic Development Office
Southwest Michigan First
Southwest Michigan Planning Commission

St. Joseph County Economic Development Corporation
The Chamber of Commerce - Grand Haven, Spring Lake, Ferrysburg
The Enterprise Group of Jackson, Inc.
The Right Place, Inc.
Van Buren County
West Michigan Regional Planning Commission
West Michigan Strategic Alliance

Global Trade
Grand Rapids U.S. Export Assistance Center
Kent Ottawa Muskegon Foreign Trade Zone
Van Andel Global Trade Center

West Michigan World Trade Association
World Affairs Council of Western Michigan

Science/Technology
Michigan Small Business & Technology Dev. Center
West Michigan Science and Technology Initiative
Van Andel Institute

Michigan's West Coast
/files/CBP 2/southwest mi haymarket_Resized_230x152.jpgThe commitment to innovation and entrepreneurship of Michigan's West Coast has fostered the creation of the world-renowned Kalamazoo Promise college scholarship program; the Southwest Michigan Innovation Center, a life science accelerator that has launched more than two dozen start-ups; the $50 million Southwest Michigan First Life Science Fund, the nation’s largest community-based venture fund, and First Angels, an angel network providing seed money to young entrepreneurs.

Nationally recognized for its groundbreaking Community Capitalism approach to economic development, the Kalamazoo Region offers unprecedented access to business and industry, higher education, workforce talent, financial incentives and state and local government – everything you need to start, expand or locate your business.


 

Michigan Economic 
Developers Association

P. O. Box 15096
Lansing, MI 48901-5096
Phone: 517-241-0011
Fax: 517-241-0089

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