Meijer opened a 154,000-square-foot store at 9515 Birch Run in Birch Run Township today. Bridgeport Township leaders had tried to woo Meijer developers.

Bridgeport Township has nearly 5,000 households, but only 3,200 sit in the 48722 ZIP code. The remainder have a 48415 Birch Run code or a 48601 Saginaw code.