<p>R.G. Brinkmann Construction Co. has completed the first Menards home improvement center in mid-Missouri in Centerstate Crossing, a mixed-use development located at the intersection of Interstate 70 and Missouri Highway 63 in Columbia, Mo. The project totaled more than $6.7 million.<br /><br />&ldquo;Our objective was to expedite completion so that Menards could capitalize on the busy spring sales season,&rdquo; said Jed Momot, Brinkmann project engineer. <br /><br />Situated on a 17.5-acre site, the store consists of 160,000 square feet of retail floor space with an attached 40,000-square-foot open-air garden center and a free-standing 23,000-square-foot warehouse. <br /><br />Owned by Centerstate Realty, Centerstate Crossing contains a 348,000-square-foot shopping center and spans 200 acres in future mixed-use development. It is anchored by Bass Pro Shops and features a Hilton Garden Inn, Furniture Row, Lone Star Steakhouse&nbsp; Saloon and Ruby Tuesday.<br /><br /></p>