Pfizer to Cut More Jobs in Michigan
Pfizer is at it again. The company announced today that it will cut 275 jobs from its manufacturing operations in Kalamazoo County before the end of the year. The cut will reduce the company’s total employee roster to about 2,500 at the Portage, MI site.
Pfizer has been steadily streamlining and downsizing operations in Michigan ever since it inherited several Michigan-based sites after it acquired Pharmacia in 2002.
Not surprisingly, a company spokesman said “We operate in a highly competitive and constantly changing environment, and we have to adapt to that.'' Easy for him to say—he still has a job.
The announcement comes on the heels of a rumor circulating last week that some Pfizer employees at its Croton R&D facility may lose their jobs next fall.
Until next time….
Good Luck and Good Job Hunting (avoid Michigan)!!!!!!!!!!
I would disagree here. Just because Pfizer is still dissecting its former Pharmacia operations does not mean that Michigan is a downward trending state for life sciences jobs. In fact, I would argue just the opposite. Other than 'the majors', no other state has been more aggressive to attract & retain new companies through its visible economic development efforts.
For the record, I have no ties to the state. My opinions are based solely on the conversations ongoing within the Beaker community.