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Springfield, MO
General contractor: Morelock Builders & Associates Inc.
Architect: Marshall-Waters-Woody and Associates Inc.
Engineers: Toth and Associates Inc., civil; JS Smith Consulting Engineers PC, structural; and CJD Engineering, LLC, mechanical, electrical and plumbing
Size: 8,125 square feet
Cost: Would not disclose
Estimated completion: August
Description: The shopping plaza is designed with five tenant spaces, each measuring 1,625 square feet, for general retail, restaurants and service-related businesses, project officials say. The center will include 45 parking spots. The Walker Heights apartment complex, a set of three buildings with 95 apartment units, is going in at the same intersection.
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.