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Springfield, MO
General contractor: Snyder Construction Group LLC
Size: 285,000 square feet
Cost: Would not disclose
Estimated completion: June 2024
Project description: A former Convoy of Hope warehouse is being renovated into a distribution center for O’Reilly Automotive Inc. In what officials call a first-of-its-kind facility for the company, the warehouse will have a 32,000-square-foot auto parts store inside. Second-story mezzanines within the center will house about a dozen offices and conference rooms. The architect is Buddy Webb & Co. Inc., and engineers are Own Inc., civil and geotechnical; Mettemeyer Engineering LLC, structural; and Smith-Goth Engineers Inc., mechanical, electrical and plumbing.
A City Utilities employee since 2017 with a 25-year legal background, he now leads the municipal utility provider with an $895 million annual budget.