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Springfield, MO
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Springfield, MO
Construction manager: DeWitt & Associates Inc.
Architects: Dake Wells Architecture Inc., project, and SWT Design Inc., landscape
Engineers: Crawford, Murphy & Tilly Inc., civil; J&M Engineering LLC, structural; and True Engineering Group LLC, mechanical, electrical and plumbing
Size: 80,000 square feet
Cost: $36 million
Estimated completion: August 2024
Description: The career center for the Reeds Spring School District will feature classrooms, labs and workshops, offering programs in health care, emergency medical technician, computer technology, automotive and collision, welding, construction, marine repair, culinary arts, education and engineering. The new facility will nearly double the size of the existing Gibson Technical Center. The project is funded by a voter-approved $40 million bond issue approved in April 2022, according to school officials.
A safe room and classroom addition at Willard Central Elementary School will be used by the music, arts and athletic programs for a district that had 4,536 students last year, according to Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education figures, but school officials say enrollment is projected to grow.
