Analytical Bio-Chemistry Laboratories completed a one-year, $4.5 million renovation and expansion of its original location in August and hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony this month.
ABC’s agriculture division, located at 7200 E. ABC Lane, is a research organization that specializes in evaluating the environmental and health impacts of pesticides and other chemicals. The lab also performs environmental assessments — required by the FDA and other bodies — of pharmaceutical and animal health products.

As part of the renovation, ABC removed several small buildings and added 10,000 square feet of space. The project, completed by ARCO design firm, also modernized 27,000 square feet of laboratory and office space and improved fire suppression, communication and building management systems. To increase energy efficiency, the renovations also included updated lighting, electrical, heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems.
This is the second job ARCO has contracted for ABC. In 2008, ARCO built a 90,000-square-foot facility at MU’s Discovery Ridge Research Park for ABC’s pharmaceutical division.