Tag: Health and Wellness

Perrigo restructuring to cut more than 500 employees

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Perrigo, Allegan County’s largest employer, with its North American corporate headquarters in downtown Grand Rapids, has announced “restructuring activities … are expected to result in the net reduction of approximately 6% of total Perrigo roles.” That means Perrigo plans to lay off hundreds of workers. The manufacturer of generic health...
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Perrigo selling generic drug business to New York firm

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Perrigo, Allegan County's largest employer, is selling its generic prescription drug business to Altaris Capital Partners for $1.55 billion. Perrigo, which employs more than 400 people, is based in Allegan and manufactures generic and house brand prescription drugs and over the counter pharmaceutical products. Altaris has agreed to more than $50...
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Dorr Library programs, services, materials appeal to all

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EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the fifth in a series of columns penned by Dorr Township Library Board President Rachel Vote explaining the Aug. 6 request for one mill for the library. Over the past decade, the needs of the community have changed, and the Dorr Township Library has worked diligently...
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Democracy Tree: False promise of spreadsheet public policy

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“The people of Flint got stuck on the losing end of decisions driven by spreadsheets instead of water quality and public health.” — Dennis Schornack, Aide to Gov. Snyder by Amy Kerr Hardin Republicans just love standardized tests to measure “outcomes” — especially to evaluate the performance of the public...
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