• Tony Drahos, Prehn Building Sales, Inc.-Lester Building Systems, Rochester, Minn..
Leashes & Leads, built for Jerry & Ruth Fischer, is a country store offering pet food and supplies, canine bakery, grooming salon, boarding kennel/pet resort and training. Six cupolas punctuate the unmistakable copper-
colored roof of the 30,000-square foot complex. The building carries a lifetime structural design warranty from the builder, who helped the customer design a custom post-frame building with a lot of extras.
CLADDING: Lester Building Systems, Metal Sales, Inc.; ROOFING: Lester, Metal Sales, Inc.;
WINDOWS: Anderson Windows; DOORS: Plyco Corporation; FASTENERS: Plyco Corporation;
INSULATION: Expert Insulation; FOUNDATION/STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS: Lester Uni-I Building Systems;
UNIQUE PRODUCTS: Metal Works, Inc.; UNIQUE ACCESSORIES: Metal Works, Inc.

• Michael Main of Morton Buildings, Inc., Fairfield, Ill.
Feed Mill, a new restaurant in Poseyville, Ind., is half way between St. Louis and Louisville with nothing but small towns in between. Travelers along I-64 discover the towering Feed Mill that seats 250 people. The center portion rises to 54 feet. The roof is topped off by a grain elevator chute and antique barn cupola. Post-frame allows for varied height and truss configurations and fit well with various themed dining areas. The energy efficiency of post-frame is important to the owners. Post-frame allows for uncompressed insulation in the walls and ceilings to get the most return from the insulation investment.


• Charles Schuren of Schuren Construction, LLC, Genoa City, Wis.
 Benson Corners Antique Mall, built for Mike and Karen Sheffield, is a commercial antique mall with dozens of booths for dealers. It replaces an older building that was half the square footage. Affordability was the main reason post-frame was chosen for the project. The owner realized that post-frame gives the building size he wanted in the budget range he needed. Flexibility also played a large part in the decision, allowing dealer spaces to be adapted as needed.