Combining Office and Industrial Space: EquipmentShare’s Columbia Facility

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Equipmentshare Columbia MO

Mixed-use facilities require careful planning. When your building needs to function as both corporate office space and heavy industrial service center, you’re balancing competing requirements for systems, access, and space planning. The Project EquipmentShare’s 38,500-square-foot Technology Development Center in Columbia combines professional office areas with large service bays designed for heavy equipment repair and testing. … Read more

Truman State University’s Historic Kirk Building Becomes New Student Success Center

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Historic Kirk Building at Truman State now Success Center

Prost Builders recently completed the renovation and restoration of the historic Kirk Building on the Truman State University campus in Kirksville, Missouri, transforming it into a comprehensive Student Success Center. Preserving History While Creating Modern Student Spaces The Kirk Building presented a unique challenge: modernizing the interior to serve current student needs while preserving the … Read more

Why Companies Choose the Design-Build Approach

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Planning a new facility is a major investment — one that involves multiple moving parts, timelines, and decisions. Traditionally, construction projects have followed a design–bid–build model, where the owner hires an architect first and then bids out the construction work to a separate contractor. But that approach often leads to delays, communication breakdowns, and budget … Read more