Next time you wish upon a star in the nighttime sky, you might consider the impact of Ozark Laser & Shoring, a seven year old company that has emerged as a national leader in Laser and Global Positioning technologies.

Already one of the top three dealers in both North and South America for Topcon Positioning Systems, Ozark Laser & Shoring sells, rents, and services the equipment contractors use to meet precise specifications on the jobsite. Relying on 24 U.S. satellites and 20 Russian satellites to establish reference points on the ground, Ozark Laser can position contractors for success with pinpoint accuracy. This technology helps determine reference points to within fractions of an inch. Ozark Laser and Shoring has supplied Topcon equipment used in such landmark projects as Hammons Field, home of the Springfield Cardinals, where a perfectly flat field was made possible by installing an intricate drainage system using laser-guided machine control automation.

Ozarks Laser also equipped contractors building the $350 million Branson Landing development project as well as Branson Hills Parkway, connecting U.S. 65 with Highway 248. Many of the Ozarks' latest and largest developments have used the accuracy and time savings made possible by GPS and laser equipment.

Ozark Laser & Shoring has earned the designation "master dealer," serving Southwest Missouri, Northwest Arkansas, Southeast Kansas, and all of Oklahoma.

Company President Ryan Zweerink, a Willard native and 1994 graduate of Missouri State University, quickly recognized the potential of positioning equipment.

Realizing the great potential of laser machine automation equipment in construction, Ryan and his partner started their own company to maximize their impact on a development boom throughout much of the Ozarks. The company has grown from two to 26 employees.

Today Ozark Laser has six facilities, including two in Springfield; one in Springdale, Arkansas; and three more in Oklahoma, including Tulsa, Oklahoma City, and a one-of-a-kind training facility in nearby Meeker. Utilizing Ozark Laser's hands-on outdoor training facility, customers eliminate wasted time and money by learning the GPS and machine control systems at their facility, instead of on the job.

The "stakless site" easily eliminates time waiting for surveyors to stake out a project, therefore, construction moves along much more rapidly.