From the Ground Up: Dollar General

Owner/developer: Team Overland LLC (West Plains)
General contractor: DLM Contracting (Alvaton, Ky.)
Architect: Kimbrough Design Studio LLC
Engineers: Overland Engineering LLC, civil (West Plains); Tom Edelman Engineering, structural; and Crocker Consulting Engineers LLC, mechanical, electrical and plumbing
Size: 9,100 square feet
Estimated cost: $600,000
Lender: N/A
Estimated completion date: March 15
Project description: Dollar General spokeswoman Crystal Ghassemi said the Nixa store would feature a 7,400-square-foot sales floor. Ghassemi said Dollar General selects store locations based on factors including demographic trends and traffic patterns. She said customer convenience is a major consideration, as the company generally operates within a 3- to 5-mile radius, or a 10-minute drive, from shoppers’ homes. Architect Densel Kimbrough said Team Overland is developing the property to lease to Dollar General, and he expects to design up to 100 new stores for Dollar General in 2014.

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