A Michigan economic development board on Tuesday approved a combined $11.1 million in grants for three projects that Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and others said will strengthen the state's manufacturing and engineering base and create about 800 jobs.

The Michigan Strategic Fund Board approved a $7.5 million grant to American Rheinmetall, a combat vehicle vehicle and parts maker, for a new headquarters facility in Auburn Hills; a $2 million grant for Astemo Americas to help the auto supplier construct a new regional headquarters in Wixom; and $1.6 million for the advanced manufacturing company JR Automation, which is building a global headquarters in Ottawa County.

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