Kalamazoo is one of seven cities worldwide featured in a Wall Street Journal report Monday for its success in economic development.

Kalamazoo was listed as an economic development success story, based on the approach it has taken to reviving its fortunes, including its focus on the Kalamazoo Promise, according to the newspaper.

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