From the Ground Up: Mr. Dent Collision Group

Owners: Brent and Kim Martin and Logan and Larissa Martin
General contractor: John Adams Construction Co. Inc. (West Plains)
Architect: Baron Design & Associates LLC
Engineers: Overland Engineering LLC (West Plains), civil; RTM Engineering Consultants LLC, structural; and Building Systems Design Group LLC, mechanical, electrical and plumbing
Size: 22,800 square feet
Cost: Would not disclose
Lender: West Plains Bank and Trust Co.
Estimated completion: December
Project description: Mr. Dent Collision Group Ozark LLC co-owner Brent Martin seems a little sheepish when he acknowledges that he’s Mr. Dent himself, a moniker that goes back to the early years of his career doing paintless dent repair and has stuck during his evolution to collision-based services. Martin said the Ozark shop that is now visible under construction on the west side of U.S. Route 65 will be his third, replacing a Nixa location that the company has outgrown. “I wanted to make a building that was very pleasing to look at – something different than people are used to,” Martin said, noting the body shop will feature a glass facade and a large digital billboard facing the highway. “I wanted a different approach that says we’re different than the body shop down the street,” he added, noting the shop will have roughly 25 bays. Upon its completion, the company expects to have 45 employees across its three locations, in West Plains, Seymour and Ozark.