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Springfield, MO
Address: 15720 U.S. Highway 160, Forsyth
Owner/developer: Doug Gerard
General contractor: Missouri
Supermarket Builders Inc.
Architect: Slone Architects
Engineer: Edelman Engineering
Size: 34,277 square feet
Estimated cost: $1.5 million
Lender: Ozark Mountain Bank
Estimated completion date: Oct. 31
Project description: Country Mart a full service grocery store offering a deli, pharmacy and video rental serves eastern Taney County residents. Jan Blase, Forsyth city administrator, said Country Mart has entered into a development agreement with the city of Forsyth to make improvements to the Highway 160 and Coy Road intersection to improve access and increase safety. Fifty percent of the new sales tax generated by the development will be used to finance the intersection improvements, she said. The Gerard family also owns Country Mart stores in Branson, Branson West and Hollister.
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