Editor's note: The video in the above player aired on Sept. 17, the day the project broke ground.

ZEELAND, Mich. (WOOD) — The state has approved a $1.6 million grant to help fund the new JR Automation headquarters under construction in Zeeland.

The manufacturing company broke ground on its new, $72.8 million global headquarters at 800 Riley St. near Washington Avenue in Zeeland on Sept. 17. On Tuesday, the Michigan Strategic Board approved a $1.6 million Michigan Business Development Program grant to help support the project. • The groundbreaking ceremony for JR Automation's new global headquarters in Zeeland. (Sept. 17, 2025) • JR Automation announced a new global headquarters planned for Zeeland Wednesday, following a meeting in Tokyo between Hitachi and JR Automation leaders and G

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