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GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. — The grand opening of Tanger Outlets Grand Rapids will take place Friday, July 31. This is the third Tanger Outlets retail center to open in the Great Lakes State. The 350,000-square-foot outlet center will contain 80 stores, including J. Crew Factory, Brooks Brothers Factory Store, Nike Factory Store and Cole Haan. The $77 million project has already had a positive economic impact, according to Tanger, including the creation of over 300 construction jobs and 1,000 part-time and full-time retail management and sales positions. The retail center is located approximately 11 miles south of downtown Grand Rapids at the southwest quadrant of US-131 and 84th Street in Byron Township.