Perrigo breaks ground on Grand Rapids HQ

April 14, 2021 - Christa Ferguson, Joe LaFurgey - WOOD TV 8

Grand Rapids on Wednesday celebrated the start of a multimillion project bringing Perrigo downtown.

Leaders from pharmaceutical manufacturer Perrigo and Michigan State University joined developers for the 1 p.m. groundbreaking ceremony.

Perrigo’s new North American corporate headquarters will be at the corner of Monroe Avenue and Michigan Street NE in MSU’s Grand Rapids Innovation Park. The company joined economic leaders in announcing the move in October.

The ground breaking comes with hope that the move will help transform the company, now based in Allegan, from a follower to a leader.

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