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GRAND BLANC TOWNSHIP, MI - McLaren Healthcare Corp. outgrew its administrative headquarters in Flint Township and will build a 66,000-square-foot facility on 20 acres near Holly Road and Interstate 75.

The move had been in the works for the last six years, according to Greg Lane, chief administrative officer for McLaren Healthcare Corp.

"We've completely outgrew our space in Flint (Township)," he said. "We looked everywhere in the city of Flint. Quite honestly, we couldn't find an existing building that met our needs."

Lane said Oakland County tried to woo McLaren away with incentives to relocate its headquarters.

"We thought it was important to stay in Genesee County," he said.

The total project will cost about $25 million, Lane said, and construction will begin this summer.

McLaren aims to occupy the new building sometime in the summer of 2017.

"I just want to make it clear this is strictly administrative support functions," that are moving, Lane said.

The current administrative headquarters will be occupied by other McLaren employees once the new building is complete, Lane said.

McLaren is headquartered in Flint Township and includes 12 hospitals and other medical facilities. The company employs 22,000 across the state, according to its website.

Dominic Adams is a reporter for The Flint Journal. Contact him at dadams5@mlive.com or 810-241-8803. Follow him on Twitter, Facebook or Google+.