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October 1, 2006
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(Columbia Daily Tribune (Columbia, MO) (KRT) Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge) Sep. 30--Construction is under way on a 15,000-square-foot one-level medical office building on the northwest corner of Smiley Lane and Oakland Gravel Road for a University Physicians Family Medicine Clinic slated to open in about a year.



The property is near Lange Middle School and the Springdale Estates subdivision. Bruce and Elizabeth Odle purchased the land in April from Drew Properties LLC, according to county records.

The sprouting medical complex is a project of the Odle family's Trittenbach Development LLC.

Officials at the University of Missouri-Columbia approached the Odles and pitched a deal to lease the entire building to house the clinic, Nathan Odle said. The deal is a classic win-win, he said.

"It's going to be really good for that area because it is going to be family medicine," Odle said. "It's a good use for that corner."

The Odles develop commercial and residential property and have forged a niche in medical office buildings near Columbia Regional Hospital. Construction is under way on their four-level, 60,000-square-foot 303 N. Keene St. medical building, part of their Columbia Medical Plaza.

The sprouting complex, expected to open at the end of this year, will feature covered parking, high-speed elevators, a private workout facility and outdoor patios.

GODAS GRACIOUS

Lakeview Mall, a 27,000-square-foot retail center north of Interstate 70 just off the Lake of the Woods exit, recently bagged a store expansion and a new tenant.

La Acapulquena Supermarket, which opened this month in a 1,700-square-foot leasehold, will expand 3,300 square feet to stock more goods and launch a taqueria, a small eatery for shoppers to take a break and have a snack, co-owner Brandie Garay said.

The Garay family enterprise sells fresh fruits and vegetables and canned goods. Fresh meat is coming soon. Plans for the additional space include a Mexican bread shop and a sports store specializing in soccer clothing and gear.

The expanded area is expected to open early next year.

And Chris Daly of Cape Girardeau plans to open a gardening store called Let it Grow in a 1,700-square-foot leasehold. The store will sell indoor and outdoor gardening products and supplies.

Lakeview Mall is owned by local businessman and real estate developer George Godas. Leasing agent John John of Re/Max Boone Realty said about 12,000 square feet remains available for lease.

WE'LL SEE

Here's more on what's happening along the burgeoning Range Line Street, aka Highway 763, corridor.

A Commerce Bank branch at the southeast corner of Range Line and Brown School Road is under construction and slated to open by the end of the year, said Teresa Maledy, the bank's president and market manager for the Central Missouri Region.

Across the street is a planned phase of the commercial and residential Auburn Hills development, owned by a group that includes local developer Rob Wolverton.

Last year, a local company linked with the Grindstone Parkway Wal-Mart Supercenter bought an option to buy land in the development, fueling speculation that the land would someday sprout a Supercenter. Mum is still the word on that deal.

On Brown School Road just east of Range Line, a UMB Bank branch and a 20,000-square-foot retail center is planned, or so says a sign posted on the property.

Brian Neuner, president of UMB's three Columbia branches, said it might be time to take that sign down. He said the bank has taken a "wait-and-see" attitude about the location and could end up selling its 1-acre parcel.

"We're waiting to see what's going to happen up there," Neuner said. "There are so many factors that we can't control," he said.

A PEnOS BY ANY OTHER NAME

Would you buy a house on a street named Point Penos?

That street name in the sprouting 102-lot Monterey Hills residential subdivision was changed to "San Mateo," Planning and Development Director Tim Teddy told the city's Planning and Zoning Commission last week.

The development, off Stadium Boulevard just north of Interstate 70, is named after the Monterey Bay area of California with street names that include Cannery Row Court, Spanish Bay Drive, Carmello Rock Drive and the like.

The name change notice from Teddy drew muted laughter and shoulder bobs from Commissioners David Brodsky and Glenn Rice, who likely thought the obvious -- add a Missouri drawl and the name could be trouble.

Teddy let out a polite chuckle this week when he heard about the heehaw going on over the name. Maintaining proper decorum, Teddy chose the higher ground and stuck to the official explanation: The street name was changed to avoid having two streets in the development that start with "Point."

MORE GRAF

The Mexico City Council recently approved $800,000 in Chapter 100 industrial development bonds to build a new 23,000-square-foot distribution and customer service facility for homegrown Graf & Sons, a manufacturer of reloading products and accessories for the sport shooting industry, according to a news release.

Company officials said the planned expansion, expected to open in the spring, will create 20 new jobs, or a 50 percent increase from the current payroll of 40 employees.

Bond proceeds will be used by the city to buy the land and build the facility. The company leases the property from the city, and the lease payments are used to repay the bonds.

Arnold Graf and sons Bob and Howard founded the company in 1957.

QUICKIES

Local franchise owner Mark Telken wrote to say that the name of his upcoming seafood restaurant at the Shoppes at Stadium has changed to Joey's Seafood & Grill. The restaurant is expected to open in November. Veteran local travel agent Dan Stookey has left Summit Travel and teamed up with Great Southern Tiger Travel, a subsidiary of Springfield-based Great Southern Bank that has bought two local travel agencies during the past year. Last year, Summit Travel owner Jerry Price bought Cooper Travel Service from Stookey. ... Jefferson City-based Premier Bank, founded by Bruce Wiley in 1995, has reached the $1 billion in assets milestone, according to a news release. To celebrate, the bank plans to give away a vacation to Napa Valley, Calif.

Copyright (c) 2006, Columbia Daily Tribune, Mo.
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