From the Ground Up: Jordan Valley Community Health Center in Marshfield

Owner/developer: Jordan Valley Community Health Center

General contractor: Bell Building Systems Inc.

Architect: Werner and Associates

Engineers: LaRose & Schober Engineering Inc., mechanical, electrical and plumbing; Miller Engineering PC, structural; and Heithaus Engineering, civil

Size: 4,500 square feet

Estimated cost: $1 million

Lender: Missouri Health & Educational Facilities Authority ($400,000)

Estimated completion date: April 1

Project description: This medical and dental facility will have four medical exam rooms and four rooms for dental exams and procedures, said Brooks Miller, executive director of Jordan Valley Community Health Center. The clinic, a single-level, wood-frame building with a brick and vinyl exterior, will be staffed by a nurse practitioner and a physician, as well as a part-time dentist and a full-time dentist. Funding comes from a state grant approved in 2007 through Missouri House Bill 16 and a $400,000 MOHEFA low-interest loan.Compiled by Jim Versemann. Springfield Business Journal brings you new projects each week. Send project info by fax to (417) 799-0603 or by e-mail to sbj@sbj.net.