From the Ground Up - JBC Tire and Service Center

Address: 1019 E. Republic Road

Owner/Developer: John Boswell Corp.

General contractor: Aton Construction Company Inc.

Architect: Richard Werner of Werner & Associates Architects LC

Size: About 6,000 square feet

Estimated cost: $375,000 for the building and $280,000 for the land

Estimated completion date: March 1

Project description: The shop will operate as a Goodyear Tire and Gemini Automotive Service Center, offering steering and suspension, heating and air conditioning, brakes, electrical and engine performance services, as well as tires. It will have eight bays and 10 to 12 employees. It also will have a showroom with tire display and a television/waiting room. Store owner Steve Boswell said the site was raised about six feet for better visibility. It is Boswell's second JBC location. The other is in Nixa and he said a third is being proposed for Springfield's north side. Boswell opened his Nixa location in October 2000. "I hope to have a chain of them," he said. "That is my goal."