Springfield Business Journal_2020-04-06

FROM THE GROUND UP Send project info to khardison@sbj.net Owner/developer: Excel Investments LP General contractor: Construct Cos. LLC Architect: Torgerson Design Partners LLC Engineers: J&M Engineering LLC, structural; Anderson Engineering Inc., civil; and Jennifer Winslow PE LLC, mechanical, electrical and plumbing Size: 9,100 square feet Estimated cost: $1.2 million Lender: Freedom Bank of Southern Missouri Estimated completion: August Project description: A Bolivar-based Sonic franchisee, Excel SDI Group, is moving its headquarters to East Cherry Street near U.S. Highway 65. The design calls for 5,575 square feet of warehousing space, which company president Brent Johnson said would be used to store overflow materials from his son’s automotive business, ST Motorsports. Excel SDI Group operates 12 Sonic drive- thrus in Missouri, including the towns of Ozark, Nixa and Bolivar, and one in Kansas, Johnson said. The office is the first of three projects planned along East Cherry to break ground this year, with a dog park dubbed Bark Yard and a mixed- use apartment complex in the pipeline within a few blocks of the developing office. —Kathryn Hardison, Reporter HEATHER MOSLEY 3000 E. Cherry St. Excel SDI Group • Apartments • Condominiums • Student Housing • Senior Living 55+ • Commercial • Tax Credit Developments H A B I T A T I O nixonins.com | 417-881-6623 No matter the size—big or small—let us help you put affordable, comprehensive business coverage in place. SPRINGFIELD BUSINESS JOURNAL · 17 APRIL 6-12, 2020