The plan includes purchasing about 80 acres from the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary and creating an environmentally friendly campus with an entrance off Stewart Rd.

State Sen. Randy Richardville, R-Monroe, has been working with company officials and Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder to keep La-Z-Boy in Monroe after it began exploring options for a new world headquarters. There apparently was stiff competition from Ohio, which was attempting to lure the company there.
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"The World Headquarters project is the start of an exciting new chapter for La-Z-Boy," Mr. Darrow said in his statement. "We are enthused about our potential purchase agreement with the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, and with the possibility of staying in Monroe."
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Final approval of the massive project is contingent upon approval of state and local incentives, but Sen. Richardville said he is confident the plan will become reality. He said the Michigan Economic Development Corporation has been involved with discussion and incentives and grants were made available to keep La-Z-Boy here.

Part of the plan includes the construction of environmentally designed buildings or buildings that was especially appealing to the sisters. In its statement, La-Z-Boy said the structures will be certified by Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, or LEED. The campus also will be environmentally friendly.

Nice, eh?  LEED.  Everywhere else LEED has come under fire in the House and Senate, also with GOP Governors blocking LEED in their states.  Us in Michigan?  Nope!  We've even got our gummint in Lansing working tirelessly to hand over money to a private business, and a church using radical commie UN Agenda 21 as leverage.

"The La-Z-Boy project will demonstrate that sustainability incorporates economic, social and environmental and spiritual values," said Sister Janet Ryan. "That is why this project is so appealing to IHM."