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Springfield, MO
Owner/developer: Grizzly Industrial Inc. (Bellingham, Washington)
General contractor: Springfield Builders Inc.
Architect: BRP Architects
Engineers: Bergmann Engineering Co. LLC, structural; and RTM Engineering Consultants LLC, mechanical, electrical and plumbing
Size: 45,000 square feet
Estimated cost: $3 million, according to past reporting
Lender: WND
Estimated completion: June
Project description: Washington-based Grizzly Industrial Inc., which sells woodworking and metalworking machinery and a variety of power tools, is expanding its distribution center in Springfield. The site on Battlefield Road is near the company’s retail location at the corner of Battlefield Road and Kansas Expressway. Robert McCoy, president of Grizzly Industrial, said the additional space will allow the company to increase inventory and bring on additional products, according to past reporting. McCoy also said additional phases of expansion are planned in the next five years. Grizzly also recently completed a 2,000-square-foot expansion to its showroom.
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