From the Ground Up: AutoZone

Owner/developer: AutoZone Development Corp. (Memphis, Tenn.)
General contractor: Van Tassell-Proctor Construction (Little Rock, Ark.)
Architect: AutoZone Development Corp.
Engineers: Treanor Architects PA (Lawrence, Kan.), civil; Charles Alan Wall (Tulsa, Okla.), structural; and Advanced Consulting Engineers (Rogers, Ark.), mechanical, electrical and plumbing
Size: 7,382 square feet
Estimated cost: $363,500, per city building permit
Lender: WND
Estimated completion date: March 19
Project description: AutoZone spokesman Ray Pohlman said company research determined there was demand for a store in Republic based on the large number of vehicles 7 years old and older. The Republic store, which is expected to employ 12, is one of 150 new stores the company has started building nationwide in the past year.

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