Mid-West Family breaks ground on new HQ

Mid-West Family Broadcasting broke ground this morning on its new headquarters at the 2400 block of East Elm Street.

Mid-West officials are planning to move into the one-story, 10,000-square-foot radio broadcast facility by Sept. 30. With a price tag of nearly $3 million, the new facility will include a 155-foot tower and new studio equipment. Currently, Mid-West resides in 6,600 square feet with a 50-foot tower.

Springfield-based and locally owned Mid-West Family has operated out of leased space since 1992 in Battlefield Plaza, a Jared Enterprises-owned center anchored by a Food 4 Less store on East Battlefield Road. In October, Mid-West President and General Manager Jason McCutchin said the move to East Elm Street - across from O'Reilly Automotive's headquarters - represented a chance for the company to move into purchased property.

"In looking at our options for our long-term plans for the company, it was better for us to build a facility," he said at the time.

Springfield-based MoDoCo Inc. is general contractor of the project designed by Becher Hoppe of Wisconsin.

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