Construction in the Ozarks Spring 2010: Arvest Bank

General Contractor: Morelock-Ross Builders Inc.
Architect: Hight-Jackson Associates PA (Rogers, Ark.)
Engineers: Tatum Smith Engineers Inc. (Rogers, Ark.), structural; Olsson Associates Inc., civil; HAS Engineering (Fort Smith, Ark.), mechanical, electrical and plumbing
Estimated Cost: $1.8 million
Arvest Bank’s branch at the corner of National Avenue and Chestnut Expressway is on pace for completion at the end of June, Senior Vice President Michal Moss Early said via e-mail. It is designed to be the bank’s second Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design-certified branch; the first is in Fayetteville, Ark. David Ross, Morelock-Ross project manager, told Springfield Business Journal in January that the facility is designed for LEED-Silver certification, but it could attain the gold level. Sustainable features include cisterns to collect rainwater for irrigation and use in dual flush toilets, and motion sensors to cut energy use. Early said Arvest anticipates opening the new branch around July 12, and the name of the branch manager will be announced soon.