MERIDIAN TOWNSHIP - Construction is underway for the new Whole Foods store along East Grand River Avenue.

Wolverine Building Group cleared out the site this past winter and is now tasked with laying the groundwork for the new building.

Construction's first line of business in the coming days to come is to finish a solid foundation for the store to be built upon. parking lot for the food market.

Next, a parking lot is on the schedule with the actual building to follow.

Whole Foods has six other markets in the state of Michigan. Meridian Township's opening is roughly estimated for the spring of 2015.