Owner/developer: Webster Electric Cooperative Contractor: RE Smith Construction Co. Architect: Paragon Architecture Inc. Engineers: Toth & Associates, civil and structural; Colvin Jones Davis LLC, mechanical, electric and plumbing Size: 37,900 square feet Estimated cost: $4.7 million Lender: USDA Rural Utilities Service Estimated completion date: May Project Description: This facility is replacing Webster Electric Cooperative’s nearly 60-year-old headquarters on adjacent land. Webster General Manager Tom Houston said a 19,200-square-foot office complex and 18,700-square-foot truck garage are designed to increase operational efficiency and security. Features include a sweeping covered entrance, geothermal heating and cooling systems, day-lighting for regularly used spaced and a tornado-resistant interior space.
A relocation to Nixa from Republic and a rebranding occurred for Aspen Elevated Health; Kuick Noodles LLC opened; and Phelps County Bank launched a new southwest Springfield branch.