From the Ground Up: Kum & Go, Store No. 1470

Owner/developer: Kum & Go LC
General contractor: S&W Construction Partners LP (Burleson, Texas)
Architect: BRR Architecture Inc. (Kansas City)
Engineers: Olsson Inc., civil; Johnston Burkholder Associates LLC (Kansas City), structural; and Henderson Engineers Inc. (Lenexa, Kansas), mechanical, electrical and plumbing
Size: 6,000 square feet
Estimated cost: $1.48 million, per city building permit
Lender: None
Estimated completion: First quarter
Project description: Construction crews began work in mid-2018 for a Kum & Go convenience store and fuel station on the southeast corner of Kearney Street and Glenstone Avenue.

Company officials have said the new Kum & Go Marketplace will replace an aging store at 1605 E. Kearney St. At the new site, a portion of the original Route 66 runs through the property. While plans call for repaving and widening the roadway, Kum & Go spokeswoman Kristie Bell has told Springfield Business Journal the company is saving an original portion of the road. City building permits also note a Route 66-themed sign to commemorate the site.