Kalamazoo

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Kal·a·ma·zoo

(kăl′ə-mə-zo͞o′)

A city of southwest Michigan south of Grand Rapids on the Kalamazoo River, which flows about 260 km (160 mi) eastward into Lake Erie. Settled in 1829, Kalamazoo is a manufacturing center.

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Kalamazoo

(ˌkæləməˈzuː)

(Placename) a city in SW Michigan, midway between Detroit and Chicago: aircraft, missile parts. Pop: 75 312 (2003 est)

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Kal•a•ma•zoo

(ˌkæl ə məˈzu)

n.

a city in SW Michigan. 76,310.

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Launched in fall 2015, the new curriculum is being delivered in state-of-the-art facilities on a new health-focused campus in downtown Kalamazoo. The campus was developed on 13 acres of land donated by Bronson Healthcare and houses three facilities: Kalamazoo Valley's Food Innovation Center at 224 East Crosstown Parkway (figures 1 and 2), its Culinary and Allied Health Building at 418 East Walnut Street (figure 3), and an integrated health clinic/pharmacy for Kalamazoo Community Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services.

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Police said the rampage began about 6pm local time on Saturday outside an apartment complex on the eastern edge of the Kalamazoo County, where a woman was left with serious injuries after being shot multiple times.

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| Police meet early yesterday at Kalamazoo Valley Community College after searching for a gunman involved in multiple shootings in Kalamazoo, Michigan

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The city also is known for the anonymously funded Kalamazoo Promise scheme, which has paid college tuition fees of students who graduate from Kalamazoo Public Schools for more than a decade.

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In all, eight people were shot in three locations Saturday, Kalamazoo County Undersheriff Paul Matyas told CNN.