From the Ground Up: Great Southern Bank Operations Center

Owner/developer: Great Southern Bank
General contractor: Morelock-Ross Builders Inc.
Architect: Hood-Rich Inc.
Engineers:  Hood-Rich Inc., civil and structural; Smith-Goth Engineers Inc., mechanical, electrical and plumbing
Size: 20,000 square feet
Estimated cost: $2.5 million
Lender: None
Estimated completion date: March 2011
Project description:  Great Southern Bank Vice President of Operations Doug Marrs said the addition to the current operations center – which Great Southern moved into in 2004 after remodeling the former Albertson’s grocery store – will include offices, cubicles and at least three conference rooms. The design is compatible with the existing structure, with an exterior of brick and block, he said.