when did pfizer close the ann arbor office
However, just six years later, Pfizer announced it was closing its Ann Arbor facilities by 2008. Pfizerâs announcement left city officials stunned and media reports followed about the devastating impact the companyâs departure would have on the local economy.
There were a lot of tears as people began to realize, boy, this is real, says Dr. David Canter, who has been head of the Ann Arbor site for eight years. It was on the morning of Jan. 22, 2007, that Pfizer announced plans to close the Ann Arbor site by 2008, part of a larger company downsizing move.