From the Ground Up: O’Reilly Auto Parts

Owner: O’Reilly Automotive Inc.
General contractor: Springfield Builders Inc.
Architect: Esterly Schneider & Associates Inc.
Engineers: JS Smith Consulting Engineers PC, structural; Own Inc., civil; and Smith-Goth Engineers Inc., mechanical, electrical and plumbing
Size: 7,000 square feet
Cost: Would not disclose
Lender: Would not disclose
Estimated completion: Summer 2024
Project description: An O’Reilly Auto Parts retail store is now under construction in Nixa. The store – to be Nixa’s second location, with the first at 250 W. Mount Vernon St. – is visible just to the east of the city’s main drag, North Massey Boulevard/U.S. Highway 160 on State Highway CC. The auto parts chain is also at work on a larger store in Springfield at the intersection of Cox and Battlefield roads, and like it, the Nixa store is constructed of a standard concrete masonry shell with a preengineered metal building installed inside. The publicly traded, Springfield-based company (Nasdaq: ORLY) was established in 1957 and supplies equipment, tools, parts and accessories to professional service providers and do-it-yourself customers from more than 6,000 stores, with 84,000 employees across the United States, including Puerto Rico, and Mexico, according to the company website.