From the Ground Up: Merieux NutriSciences addition and renovation

Owner: Merieux NutriSciences
General contractor: Rich Kramer Construction Inc.
Architect: R.E. Werner Architect LLC
Engineers: Smith-Goth Engineers Inc., mechanical, electrical and plumbing
Size: 14,300 square feet
Cost $2.9 million
Lender: Would not disclose
Estimated completion: September
Description: An addition of 8,200 square feet will augment an existing 6,100 square feet being renovated at the Springfield laboratory of Merieux NutriSciences, a global food science corporation with a network of more than 100 laboratories across five continents, according to the company website. The project adds two safe rooms and three walk-in coolers and freezers to the local lab, which focuses on microbiology and chemistry for the food industry. Merieux NutriSciences is part of Lyon, France-based Institut Merieux, a family-owned company established in 1897. It acquired Chestnut Labs, which operated food safety labs in Springfield and Ithaca, New York, in 2020. The company has 18 U.S. locations. It is registered with the Missouri secretary of state as Silliker Inc.