Taking shape about a mile east of the U.S. Highway 65/Missouri Highway J interchange is a second Sonic location for Ozark, this one owned by a newcomer to the city, franchisee Apex Restaurant Group.

A new fire station is in the works on the south side of Strafford, near the Southwest Missouri Rail and Industrial Park, to serve the growing community.

The Aurora Recreation and Event Center will be built on a 24-acre site on the city’s south side.

New Life Church is getting new life in the form of a 6,308-square-foot addition and 4,432-square-foot renovation to several existing classrooms as well as the lobby and vestibule area, according to Hambey Construction officials.

An updated Lawrence County Health Department facility is under construction in a new development area on the south side of Mount Vernon, according to project officials.

Bapa Network is adding to its Dunkin’ lineup with a new shop in northwest Springfield, just east of the intersection of Chestnut Expressway and West Bypass.

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.

Missouri State University’s science building, built in 1971 and formerly called Temple Hall, is being reconstructed and updated.

Connected to Watkins Elementary School is a new storm shelter now under construction.

Elevate Dental Studio – formerly known as Cline Dental Group – will soon occupy a south Springfield building near the intersection of Campbell Avenue and Weaver Road, according to project officials.

Nearing completion by the site of the current White River Valley Electric Cooperative building is its replacement: a masonry and metal office building with an attached shop featuring four roll-up bay doors.

The Republic School District is on track to open its Intermediate School for fifth- and sixth-grade students for the 2025-26 academic year.