From the Ground Up: Dollar General

Owner/developer: The Overland Group LLC (West Plains) 
General contractor: Springfield Builders Inc. 
Architect: Torgerson Design Partners
Engineers: J&M Engineering, structural; Overland Engineering LLC, civil (West Plains); and Crocker Consulting Engineers Inc., mechanical, electrical and plumbing 
Size: 9,100 square feet 
Estimated cost: $600,000, per city permit
Lender: None
Estimated completion: October
Project description: West Plains-based developer The Overland Group is bringing another Dollar General store to Springfield. When construction is complete, it will be the discount chain’s 14th store in the Queen City. It’s designed with 7,300 square feet of retail space for such products as home cleaning supplies, housewares, health and beauty products, and packaged foods, said Mary Kathryn Colbert, a spokeswoman for Tennessee-based Dollar General. The Overland Group and Colbert declined to disclose the construction cost, but a building permit on file with the city lists the project’s declared valuation at $600,000.