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Springfield, MO
General contractor: DeWitt & Associates Inc.
Architect: Paragon Architecture LLC
Engineers: Olsson Inc., civil; J&M Engineering LLC, structural; and Interpres Building Solutions LLC, mechanical, electrical and plumbing
Size: 12,000 square feet
Cost: $4.1 million
Estimated completion: July
Description: On the Jordan Valley Innovation Center campus, Missouri State University is developing a preengineered building to support a research grant. The facility will include offices, a conference room, training lab and large composite laboratory, according to project officials. This will be the sixth building on the JVIC campus, adding to 75,000 square feet of space for research by faculty, students and private companies.
An updated Lawrence County Health Department facility is under construction in a new development area on the south side of Mount Vernon, according to project officials.