From the Ground Up: Great Southern Bank

Owner/developer: Great Southern Bank
General contractor: Morelock-Ross Builders Inc.
Architect: Marshall Waters Woody Associates
Engineers: Lee Engineering, civil; JS Smith Consulting Engineers PC (Joplin), structural; Smith-Goth Engineers Inc., mechanical, electrical and plumbing
Size: 3,072 square feet
Estimated cost: $450,000, according to Springfield building permit
Lender: None
Estimated completion date: Aug. 31
Project description: The new branch, just south of Jade East restaurant on South Campbell Avenue, will replace the Great Southern Bank in the Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World parking lot. Kelly Polonus, director of corporate communications for Great Southern, said the full-service branch would be nearly double the size of the existing site. Great Southern purchased the lot from the Merriman Bernell Family Trust for an undisclosed amount.[[In-content Ad]]