JUNE 24-30, 2024 SPRINGFIELD BUSINESS JOURNAL · 37 FROM THE GROUND UP Send project info to construction@sbj.net Owner: Missouri State University General contractor: Carson-Mitchell Inc. Architect: Trivers Associates Inc. (St. Louis) Engineers: Civil Design Inc. (St. Louis), civil; KPFF Consulting Engineers (St. Louis), structural; and Smith-Goth Engineers Inc., mechanical, electrical and plumbing and functional performance testing Size: 10,000 square feet Cost: $9.6 million Funding sources: MoExcels Workforce Initiative from the Missouri Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development ($2 million) and university funds Estimated completion: December Description: Just west of where the Missouri State University College of Natural and Applied Sciences is transforming Temple Hall into Roy Blunt Hall with a 66,500-square-foot addition, the College of Business is working on an expansion project of its own. The northwest corner of Kemper Hall is being expanded and renovated for the Construction and Management Program. The addition will include a high-ceilinged space for use as a training lab, as well as a lobby, collaborative spaces for student use, restrooms, storage, a student study lounge and a second-floor computer lab, according to Mark Wheeler, MSU architect and director of planning. The project budget is boosted by a $2 million state MoExcels Workforce Initiative grant. —Karen Craigo, Reporter Kemper Hall addition and renovation 921 S. John Q. Hammons Parkway TAWNIE WILSON No matter the size—big or small—let us help you put affordable, comprehensive employee benefits in place. • Group Health Insurance • Dental, Life, Vision & Disability • Association Plans • Human Resource Consulting • Level/Self-Funding We Cover Your Employees FROM THE GROUND UP nixonins.com | 417-881-6623
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