Community Profile

Churches
There are 132 churches in Battle Creek, including one synagogue and two Roman Catholic parishes.

Medical Facilities
Battle Creek Health System

• 180 beds for in-patient care
• 24 hr. emergency medical care
• Fieldstone Center
• 80 beds for out-patient substance abuse and in-patient psychiatric services

V.A. Medical Center

• 661 beds with 205 bed nursing home for veterans
• Over 160 medical and dental practitioners

Education

• Four public and four private school systems, which include 18 elementary schools, six junior high schools, 2 public high schools, four parochial schools and one private school
• Battle Creek Area Math and Science Center offers math and science for advanced students
• Calhoun Area Technology Center offers technical and practical job training for high school juniors and seniors
• Regional Manufacturing Technology Center offers industrial and trade training as well as Internet-based training
• Western Michigan University of Aviation Sciences offers flight training at W.K. Kellogg Airport
• Western Michigan University Kendall Center, located in downtown Battle Creek. (WMU's main campus is in Kalamazoo)
• Kellogg Community College Spring Arbor College Extension
• Sienna Heights College

Library
Willard Library over 180,000 volumes, on-line database access, inter-loan capabilities, includes a children's room, local history room, extensive reference section and job search linkage with Council for Employment Needs and Training.

Major Employers Employees

Taxes

• State Personal Income Tax: 4.4%
• Michigan Sales Tax: 6%
• City Income Tax: 1% for City residents; 1/2% for non-resident, in-City workers
• Property Tax: Assessed at 50% of market value

Transportation

• Major highways include I-94 (east-west), I-69 (north-south), M-60, M-66, M-78, M-89, M-99
• Forty trucking lines provide service to the area.
• CN North American RR (Grand Trunk Western)
• Intermodel Center (downtown) provides Amtrak passenger rail service,
• Greyhound and Indian Trails bus lines and Battle Creek Transit (local bus service)
• U.S. Customs Port of Entry - Foreign Trade Zone 43
• Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport, 20 west of the city, provides commercial air services. W.K. Kellogg Airport includes Michigan Air National Guard, private and charter air service, a 10,000-foot hard surfaced, lighted runway.

Financial Institutions

• Michigan National
• Old Kent Bank Southwest (home office)
• Comerica
• Mutual Savings & Loan
• Great Lakes National Bank
• Bank One
• Southern Michigan Bank & Trust
• National City

Philanthropic Organizations

Battle Creek Community Foundation
34 W. Jackson
Battle Creek, MI 49017
269-992-2181

Miller Foundation
310 Wah Wah Tay See Way
Battle Creek, MI 49015
269-964-3542

W.K. Kellogg Foundation
1 East Michigan Ave.
Battle Creek, MI 49017
269-968-8166

United Way of Greater Battle Creek
34 W. Jackson St Suite 4B
Battle Creek, MI 49017
269-962-9538

Community Contacts

Battle Creek Unlimited

Battle Creek Area Chamber of Commerce

Greater Battle Creek/Calhoun County Visitor & Convention Bureau
77 E. Michigan Ave. Suite 100
Battle Creek, MI 49017
269-962-2240

Neighborhoods Inc. of Battle Creek
47 N. Washington Ave.
Battle Creek, MI 49017
269-968-1113

Willard Public Library
7 W. Van Buren St.
Battle Creek, MI 49017
269-968-8166

Battle Creek Enquirer
155 Van Buren St.
Battle Creek, MI 49017
269-964-7161

10 North Division, Battle Creek, MI, 49014
Phone: (269) 966-3378