From the Ground Up: Flower Foods

General contractor: Oak Grove Construction Services Inc.

Architect: Bill Derington

Engineers: Edelman Engineering, structural; Ozark Mountain Surveying & Engineering Inc., civil; LaRose & Schober Engineering Inc., mechanical, electrical and plumbing

Size: 9,300 square feet

Estimated cost: $1 million

Lender: BancorpSouth

Estimated completion date: June 1

Project description: This will be the first distribution location in Missouri for Thomasville, Ga.-based Flowers Foods Inc. (NYSE: FLO). The facility will include 2,800 square feet of office and retail space and 14 loading bays in the warehouse, according to Matt Vaughn, owner of general contractor Oak Grove Construction Services. Chris Slayden is the developer under Diversity Commercial Investments, Vaughn said. Flowers Foods makes baked goods under various brand names, including Nature’s Own, Cobblestone Mill, ButterKrust and BlueBird.

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