From the Ground Up: Roma of Springfield

Owner/developer: Performance Food Group (Richmond, Va.)
General contractor: Primus Builders Inc. (Woodstock, Ga.)
Architect: Primus Design Services (Woodstock, Ga.)
Engineers: Primus Design Services, civil, structural, mechanical, electrical and plumbing
Size: 35,000 square feet
Estimated cost: $4.3 million
Lender: None
Estimated completion date: June 24
Project description: Roma of Springfield is adding temperature-controlled warehouse space and 13 loading docks to its 80,000-square-foot food-distribution center, according to Primus Design Services project manager Jason Albertson. Roma of Springfield recorded a roughly $30 million jump in revenue between 2007 and 2010. Company officials plan to spend $5.2 million in capital improvements and add 50 jobs within five years, qualifying it for more than $800,000 in state tax incentives. Roma of Springfield serves roughly 1,500 food-service customers – namely pizzerias and Mexican and Italian restaurants – in nine Midwestern states.[[In-content Ad]]