Western Michigan - Business

Business

Prominent West Michigan corporations include:

  • Amway/Alticor/Quixtar, an Ada multi-level marketing company.
  • Bissell, a Walker vacuum cleaner maker
  • Borroughs, a Kalamazoo office equipment manufacturer.
  • Foremost Insurance, a Farmers Insurance Group company
  • Gentex, a Zeeland auto-dimming automobile mirror manufacturer.
  • Gerber Products Company, a Fremont baby food manufacturer
  • Gordon Food Service, a Wyoming food supplier
  • Herman Miller, a Zeeland office equipment manufacturer.
  • Haworth, a Holland office equipment manufacturer.
  • Howard Miller a Zeeland manufacturer of longcase clocks
  • Kellogg's, a Battle Creek breakfast cereal producer.
  • Meijer, a Walker hypermarket chain.
  • Old Orchard Brands, a Sparta juice producer.
  • Perrigo, an Allegan pharmaceutical company.
  • Spartan Stores, a Byron Township grocery chain.
  • Steelcase, a Grand Rapids office equipment manufacturer.
  • Stryker, a Kalamazoo surgical equipment manufacturer.
  • Whirlpool, a Benton Harbor manufacturer of major home appliances.
  • Wolverine World Wide/Hush Puppies, a Rockford shoe maker
  • X-Rite, a Grand Rapids manufacturer of color matching products
  • Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital, in Grand Rapids

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