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Western Michigan - Definition and Overview |
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Western Michigan, also known as West Michigan is a region of the U.S. State of Michigan. Its largest city is Grand Rapids. Other West Michigan cities include Battle Creek, Holland, Kalamazoo and Muskegon. The twin cites of Benton Harbor and St. Joseph are sometimes classified as West Michigan, and sometimes categorized in a separate region with Michigan City, Indiana. Similarly, Big Rapids and Ludington are also sometimes categorized as being in north central lower Michigan.
Business
Prominent West Michgan corporations include:
- Amway/Alticor/Quixtar, an Ada, Michigan multi-level marketing company.
- Gordon Food Service, a Grand Rapids food supplier
- Spartan Stores, a Grand Rapids grocery chain
- Borroughs, a Kalamazoo office equipment manufacturer.
- Steelcase, a Grand Rapids office equipment manufacturer.
- Herman Miller, a Holland office equipment manufacturer.
- Haworth, a Holland office equipment manufacturer.
- Kelloggs, a Battle Creek breakfast cereal producer.
- Meijer, a Grand Rapids hypermarket chain.
- Stryker, a Kalamazoo surgical equipment manufacturer.
- Gentex, a Zeeland auto-dimming automobile mirror manufacturer.
- Perrigo, a Allegan pharmaceutical company
- Wolverine Wolrdwide/Hush Puppies, a Rockford shoe maker
- Bissell, a Grand Rapids vacuum cleaner maker
Transportation
Major roads include:
Famous Present/Former Residents
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Example Usage of Michigan |
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gautamk19: Talk about a wasted effort. Michigan D plays best game of the year and offense blows it. Feel bad for Brandon Graham, will be great in NFL. |
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GoodMornings: Buckeyes win 6th straight over Michigan 21-10; claim Big 10 title, Wolverines not bowl eligible -http://bit.ly/2SQNa |
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KingHill1988: It is disgraceful to even mention the name RT @mdukehanna: I don't give a damn for the whole state of Michigan......ㅋ |
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