From the Ground Up: Trust Company of the Ozarks

Address: 1517 E. Bradford Parkway

Owner/developer: Trust Company of the Ozarks

General contractor: Morelock-Ross Builders

Architect: Marshall-Waters-Woody Associates

Engineer: Smith-Goth Engineers and JS Smith Consulting Engineers

Size: 11,300 square feet

Estimated cost: $1.23 million (including lot)

Lender: none

Estimated completion date: Jan. 2005

Project description: A structure is going up to serve as Trust Company of the Ozarks' new, free-standing location. Reaching capacity at its current 3,800-square-foot office prompted the new construction, said Rodger Gadd, president. "We're out of room at our current lease facility," Gadd said. "The board of directors decided it was time we owned our own building." The company acquired one acre. It is leaving 4,600 square feet unfinished for future expansion. "We're not going to get in that situation again," Gadd said. There are 16 employees at Trust Company of the Ozarks.