Location. Location. Location. 
 

Located at the strategic midpoint of Chicago and Detroit, the Kalamazoo Region is one of the nation’s premier locations for logistics centers and warehouse distribution sites. In addition, our pro-business environment, well-educated labor pool and affordable wage rates have attracted distribution centers from companies that include Target Corporation and Kenco Logistics.
 

Excellent highway access and little roadway congestion mean that more than 37% of the U.S. population can be reached in one day by truck. The Kalamazoo Region is also well situated to serve Canada and Mexico as part of the North America’s SuperCorridor Coalition, an association of states and communities located along the NAFTA Corridor. We offer one of the lowest cost origins in the Midwest; freight transportation by over forty truckload and less-than-truckload carriers, including American Freightways, ABF and ICX; and easy transport by rail, air and major parcel carriers.

First Facts:

• The Kalamazoo Region lies within:
  • 54% of the nation’s manufacturers
  • 48% of all national retail sales
  • 54% of the nation’s business payroll
  • 65% of Canada’s Gross National Product
• Immediate access to Interstate 94, US-131 and M-89; Interstate 80-90 is a short-drive south
• 37% of the U.S. population can be reached in one day by truck
• More than 78% of the U.S. population can be reached within two days by roadway
• More than 100 million people live within Kalamazoo’s overnight delivery capability
• More than 105 million people live within a 500-mile radius and 221 million people live within 1,000 miles radius of the city’s center
• Non-union environment
• Over 45,000 college students

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Locational Opportunities - Logistics (Source: Southwest Michigan First, 2007)