Hello… Welcome to Employment Crossing News… I’m Evangeline Fabia. Graphic Packaging Holding Company announced plans to bring in 160 new jobs to Kalamazoo, Michigan… by expanding one of its two factories. Graphic Packaging operates a paperboard mill and the folding-carton plant at. The Michigan Economic Development Corporation says that the Kalamazoo expansion will allow Graphic Packaging to "provide additional paperboard packaging solutions to multinational food, beverage and other consumer product companies," including Kraft Foods Inc., Anheuser-Busch Cos., General Mills Inc. and Molson Coors Brewing Co. According to MEDC, The 160 new jobs would pay an average weekly wage of $746 and include health care benefits. In addition, The MEDC estimates the expansion will create an additional 217 spin-off jobs in the Kalamazoo-area economy. For more information… visit us at Employmentcrossing.com. I’m Evangeline Fabia… thank you for watching Employment Crossing News. http://www.employmentcrossing.com ###

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Hello… Welcome to Employment Crossing News… I’m Evangeline Fabia. 275 MANUFACTURING OPERATIONS JOBS WILL BE CUT FROM PFIZER INC. BY 2009. PHIZER INC., LOCATED IN KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MICHEGAN, INFORMED WORKERS OF THEIR RESTRUCTURING PLANS EARLIER THIS WEEK… TELLING THEM THAT THE CUTS WILL AFFECT SUPERVISORY, SUPPORT STAFF AND SOME OPERATIONAL STAFF SUCH AS PROJECT ENGINEERS. THIS MANUFACTURING PLANT MAKES STERILE INJECTABLE DRUGS, LIQUID MEDICATIONS, AND OINTMENTS FOR PILLS. SPOKESMAN RICK CHAMBERS SAID THAT THE CUT WILL REDUCE THE NUMBER 1 PHARMACEUTICAL MAKER’S TOTAL ROSTER OF MANUFACTURING EMPLOYEES TO ABOUT 2500. AND THAT CUTS WILL BEGIN IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS AND CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE END OF THE YEAR For more information… visit us at Employmentcrossing.com. I’m Evangeline Fabia… thank you for watching Employment Crossing News. http://www.employmentcrossing.com ###