SAGINAW, MI — A planned $20 million investment in a Saginaw-based Menards Inc. distribution center campus received some economic relief from city officials this week.

At its Monday, Aug. 25, meeting, the Saginaw City Council both approved an industrial facilities tax exemption certificate and an amendment to an existing brownfield plan tied to operations at Menards Inc. facilities on the city’s northeast side.

The big-box home improvement retail chain operates a distribution center at 1808 Veterans Memorial Parkway . Earlier this summer, officials announced plans to invest $20 million at the 30-acre site. There, the company would add a 38,000-square-foot bagging facility to service Menards Inc. retail stores across Michigan and Ohio, planners said.

The 12-year tax abatement — powered

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