From the Ground Up: Great Southern Bank

Address: 1391 N. Main, Nixa

Owner/developer: Great Southern

General contractor: Great Southern

Architect: Butler Rosenbury & Partners

Engineer: Malone Finkle Eckhardt & Collins

Size: 1,500 square feet

Estimated cost: $320,000

Lender: None

Estimated completion date: August

Project description: Under construction is Great Southern Bank's second Nixa location, and 29th throughout southwest and central Missouri. According to Kelly Polonus, director of corporate communications, the Nixa branch at 717 W. Mt. Vernon is one of the best performing banks in the company. "This site was selected as this part of Nixa is a high-growth area and it will give customers added convenience," Polonus said. The new full-service facility will offer checking accounts, saving and investment accounts, consumer and business loans, safe deposit boxes, four teller drive-up lanes and a drive-up ATM. Branch manager Keith Willcut will have a staff of five.