Business Technology and Research Park

  • The BTR Park: The focus of the BTR Park is on the development of mutually beneficial relationships that involve resident businesses, the University and the Kalamazoo community.

  • Fluid Process Equipment: Incorporated in 1985, Fluid Process Equipment continues to excel in sales and service in the pumping industry.

  • Southwest Michigan Innovation Center (SMIC): A proven business incubator and accelerator nurturing the formation, survival, and growth of innovative, entrepreneurial, life science businesses.

  • Soil and Materials Engineers (SME): SME supports clients at every stage of the building cycle, from site acquisition and design through construction and maintenance/restoration.

  • TEKNA Solutions: Tekna is a full service product design consulting office offering extensive product development experience in a variety of demanding business specialties.

Welcome to the BTR Park

The Business Technology and Research Park is a high-tech business development that shares WMU’s Parkview Campus with the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences.

The park’s location means partner firms in the life sciences, advanced engineering and information technology will have regular opportunities to interact with the faculty, research staff and students of one of the nation’s top public universities.

Location

  • Adjacent to Western Michigan University’s new $70 million engineering complex
  • Two-hour drive from Chicago and Detroit near the junction of I-94 and U.S. 131
  • Ten minutes from major airline service at the Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport
  • Chicago and Detroit are 140 miles from Kalamazoo, Cleveland, Indianapolis and Milwaukee are all within a 250-mile radius