Guest columnist Jeff Chronister: "There is a long list of potential professional risks for contractors that are limited or excluded from the standard, unendorsed general liability form including breach of contract, breach of warranty, negligence, misrepresentation, design errors, defense costs and a customer’s financial loss due to your error."

For this CEO Roundtable podcast, executives from local commercial general contractor firms sit down with Springfield Business Journal Executive Editor Christine Temple.

An auditorium to seat 500 is being added to The Library Center in south Springfield.

Rising on 3.5 acres near Valley Water Mill Park are the Fulbright Heights Apartments – three 23,000-square-foot buildings with 24 units each for a total of 72 one- and two-bedroom apartments.

An existing pavilion at historic Silver Springs Park is being renovated to include additional restroom facilities and a new concession area, and tiered amphitheater seating – not including in the square footage of the structures – is also included.

A wood structure office building is nearing completion at the corner of Battlefield Road and Carver Street for Weston Kissee, an Edward Jones agent.

This remodel of nearly 30,000 square feet of space provides upgrades to existing exam and procedure rooms, offices, lobby and support spaces.

A bond-funded addition is under construction for Maplecrest Elementary in the Lebanon School District.

Hammons Field, home of the Springfield Cardinals, is getting a renovation to its existing press-level suites to include outdoor seating.

A new Republic Branch of the Springfield-Greene County Library District is under construction.

Ebenezer’s new fire station is being equipped with four apparatus bays and a maintenance bay, plus a dedicated living quarter space complete with an exercise area, gear storage room, bunk rooms and restrooms and a community room, board room and staff offices.

Funded by a 25-cent tax levy approved by voters in 2023, this maintenance facility replaces an existing 2,400-square-foot shop, offering improved operational efficiency by allowing on-site servicing of all equipment.

Kansas Expressway corridor is being extended south from Plainview Road by 4,400 linear feet, and Farm Road 190 is getting an extension of 1,875 linear feet.

This project aims to transform a former Mexican restaurant into a banking center with a modern environment, officials say.

Phase 1 of the resort-style community The Crescent Apartments opened Nov. 1, 2024, with 77 apartments. Phase 2 concludes the project, with a completion date set for May.

A preengineered metal building with added design materials – like brick, stone and metal panels – is the future site for SRC Industrial Corp., a new energy and power generation company formed by the combination of SRC’s Whole Goods Division and Global Recovery Corp.

Nothum Food Processing Systems’ project includes 12,000 square feet of new office space that includes an expanded employee breakroom, multiple conference rooms and an open office area, plus an additional production plant of 30,000 square feet with new shipping and receiving bays.

A project of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Springfield Inc., this two-story teen center’s planned interior spaces include a gym and auditorium, commercial kitchen, cafe, social areas, a game space, offices, fitness and dance areas, a computer/e-sports room, an art room, a barber shop, mental health counseling rooms and a health clinic.

Voter-approved renovations and additions to the Clever school district’s high school and what it refers to as its “elemiddle” school, serving elementary and middle school students.