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KALAMAZOO, MI – It was 30 years ago that Kalamazoo-area residents woke to news that hit like a collective gut punch.
The Upjohn Co. – the pharmaceutical company based in Kalamazoo County since 1886 — announced it was merging with Pharmacia, a Swedish drugmaker…