From the Ground Up: Stone County National Bank

General contractor: Federal Construction Inc.

Architect: Slone Architects Inc.

Engineers: Crocker Consulting Engineers Inc., mechanical, plumbing and electrical; Wells & Scaletty LLC, structural; Great River Engineering, civil

Size: 13,100 square feet

Estimated cost: $2.6 million, per Stone County building permit

Lender: None

Estimated completion date: November

Project description: Vice President Mark Clark will head this full-service, two-story branch. It will feature administrative offices, a boardroom, training facility, drive-up teller and automated teller machine. This is the fifth branch for Crane-based Stone County National Bank, which has $90 million in assets, according to Clark.

Reporter Cory Smith brings you new projects each week. He may be reached by e-mail, by fax at (417) 799-0603 or by phone at (417) 831-3238.