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Meijer was founded as Meijer's in Greenville, Michigan, in 1934 by Hendrik Meijer, a Dutch immigrant. Meijer was a local barber who entered the grocery business during the Great Depression . His first employees included his 14-year-old son, Frederik Meijer , who later became chairman of the company.
Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park is a 158-acre (64 ha) botanical garden, art museum, [3] and outdoor sculpture park located in Grand Rapids Township, Michigan, United States. Opened in 1995, Meijer Gardens quickly established itself in the Midwest as a major cultural attraction jointly focused on horticulture and sculpture.
Frederik Gerhard Hendrik "Fred" Meijer (December 7, 1919 – November 25, 2011) was an American billionaire businessman who was the chairman of the Meijer hypermarket chain, headquartered near his former hometown in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Fred Meijer White Pine Trail State Park is a 92-mile (148 km) long linear state park in the U.S. state of Michigan. The trail extends from northern Grand Rapids to Cadillac , and it lies on the path graded for the Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad (later absorbed by the Pennsylvania Railroad ).
Mark Andrew Murray (born July 5, 1954) [1] is president of the Meijer chain of stores, based in Michigan. He was the third president of Michigan's Grand Valley State University, serving from 2001 to 2006. [2] [3]
Gateway Marketplace is a power center in Detroit, Michigan. The complex is located at the southeast corner of 8 Mile Road and Woodward Avenue , near the Michigan State Fair complex. The complex contains around forty inline tenants on its 35 acres (140,000 m 2).
Meijer corporation now operates stores throughout the Midwest. Hendrik's son Fred Meijer , principal architect of the modern Meijer chain, is a native son. Greenville is home to the Fighting Falcon, [ 8 ] the lead plane of a wave of gliders during World War II's Operation Overlord .
Hendrik Meijer (December 28, 1883 – May 31, 1964) was a Dutch businessman who founded the supercenter chain Meijer in the United States. He is the great-grandfather of former Republican Michigan congressman Peter Meijer .