Winter 2018 Construction in the Ozarks: MHC Diesel Technician Training Center at OTC

General contractor: Snyder Construction Group LLC
Size: 12,500 square feet
Estimated cost: $2 million
Estimated completion: January 2019
Project description: With an aim to increase its diesel technician graduates by 20 students to 60 annually, Ozarks Technical Community College is adding on to its Industry and Transportation Technology Center on the east side of the campus. Paragon Architecture LLC designed the project to add three truck bays and four classrooms with learning labs at the southwest corner of National Avenue and Central Street. School officials have said the expansion is in response to an industry need for more diesel technicians. The center is named after lead donor Murphy-Hoffman Co.