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 ###