From the Ground Up: Mr. Zippy Express Wash

General Contractor: Masonry Structures Inc.

Architect: Buddy Webb & Co.

Engineers: Anderson Engineering Inc., civil; JS Smith Consulting Engineers PC (Joplin), structural; Malone Finkle Eckhardt & Collins Inc., mechanical, electrical and plumbing

Size: 3,766 square feet

Lender: Liberty Bank

Estimated cost: $1.2 million

Estimated completion date: October

Project description: This is the first Mr. Zippy Express Wash located in Springfield. Mr. Zippy Express Wash is a family-owned and operated company that features fully automatic, conveyor-style car wash systems with self-service vacuum and detail areas. The building is constructed out of masonry bearing walls with structural steel framing. John Hicks Jr., of Springfield, will manage the car wash. Mr. Zippy Express Wash has one other location in Georgia.

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