From the Ground Up: Arrowhead Building Supply Inc.

Owner/developer: Jerry Pogue and Larry Saxe
General contractor: Williams Construction
Architect: R.E. Werner Architect LLC
Engineers: CJW Transportation Consultants LLC, civil; Miller Engineering PC, structural; Crocker Consulting Engineers Inc., mechanical, electrical and plumbing
Size: 42,000 square feet
Estimated cost: $2.7 million
Lender: Empire Bank
Estimated completion date: Aug. 31
Project description: St. Peters-based Arrowhead Building Supply, a distributor and wholesaler of exterior building supplies and materials, is relocating its Strafford center to Springfield in September. Sales Manager Rick Pogue said the company sells 80 percent of its products direct to contractors and 20 percent in retail. The 5,000-square-foot showroom is designed to replicate a street with two 12-by-15-foot homes displaying the company’s products. The store, Arrowhead Building Supply’s sixth, also will feature a drive-through for customers who place call-in orders. With the move, Arrowhead is making a $3 million capital investment, including equipment purchases and doubling its staff to around 20.

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