From the Ground Up: Taco Bell

Owner/Developer: K-MAC Holdings Corp. (Fort Smith, Arkansas)
General contractor: TMG Construction Management Inc. (Noblesville, Indiana)
Architect: Drawing Department LLC (Cincinnati)
Engineers: Advantage Group Engineering Inc. (Cincinnati), structural; Weihe Engineers Inc. (Indianapolis), civil; and Marque Engineering (Cincinnati), mechanical, electrical and plumbing
Size: 2,250 square feet
Estimated cost: $1.25 million
Lender: None
Estimated completion: Mid-October
Project description: Arkansas-based K-MAC Holdings Corp. is bringing another Taco Bell fast-food restaurant to the Queen City. The latest is being constructed in front of Springfield Plaza off West Sunshine Street. Officials say he building is designed with the chain’s new aesthetic, as well as electronic ordering kiosks and a drive-thru. It’ll be the 11th Taco Bell in Springfield, all of which are owned by K-MAC, according to Dennis Casey, the company’s vice president of operations.