Grand Rapids Business Journal GRIP is a health care innovation hub that encompasses the Grand Rapids Research Center, Doug Meijer Medical Innovation Building and 430 Monroe Ave. NW, which will become home to Perrigo Company plc’s new North American corporate headquarters after construction is completed in 2022. Courtesy Rockford Construction Grand Rapids is teeming with innovative people and companies. Young professionals recognize the city as the ideal jumping-off point for their careers. Entrepreneurs see the tremendous value in leveraging the ample resources available to bring their ideas to life. And along the Medical Mile, which encompasses an expansive stretch of Michigan Street east of the Grand River and just south of I-196, groundbreaking research is transforming the health care industry.