To date this year, stores have opened Oswego, IL; DeWitt, MI andAllen Park, MI. In August, openings will be in Lennox Twp., MI andColerain, OH. The 2008 openings are Birch Run, Clinton Twp. andDavison, MI; Grove City, Canal Winchester and Huber Heights, OH;and Urbana, IL.
The new stores are about 210,000 sf. The Allen Park store, whichopened last month, is the first LEED-certified Meijer store, says acompany spokeswoman. The building has a white roof to reflect heatand landscaping with indigenous plants and minimal grass.Construction included recycled and local building materials.
Meijer does not have any immediate plan to construct anotherLEED-certified store, but "all of our new stores have green orsustainable building practices," the spokeswoman says.
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