Jacksonville-based Miller Electric Co. looked around the area for a new headquarters site, but decided to stay in Riverside and build a new structure there.
Chief Operations Officer Daniel Brown said Tuesday the company hoped to break ground by November and move in by the end of 2017.
“We are strapped for space,” he said.
The company now owns and uses about 38,000 square feet of space at 2251 Rosselle St. The new almost 19,000-square-foot two-story building will boost total space to about 50,000 square feet because some buildings will be removed for construction.
Brown said the existing headquarters building will remain and be used for conference rooms and other space.
Miller Electric has about 150 employees at the headquarters campus, he said.
Perry-McCall Construction Inc. is the contractor for the project, at 2256 Rosselle St., at a construction cost of almost $3.5 million.
A pending building permit and site plans show the top executives will occupy the second floor, which includes the boardroom, a conference room and other functions.
Business development, human resources, training, marketing and project managers will work on the first floor.
Site plans show Miller Electric will demolish a small warehouse and a 7,033-square-foot office building to make way for the headquarters structure.
The project architect is Rolland, DelValle & Bradley Inc.
Miller Electric was founded in 1928 by Henry G. Miller and has grown from a local electrical contractor to a national company with more than 1,000 employees. It is a licensed electrical contractor in more than 40 states.
It builds, monitors and maintains electrical and other infrastructure for commercial clients.
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