Austin Industries is consistently recognized in the news and media for achievements and excellence in business practices and project delivery.
Austin Industries was chosen as 2012 General Contractor of the Year by the Regional Hispanic Contractors Association (RHCA) in Dallas. RHCA contractor members are chosen for the award based on having had a significant impact in the construction profession in the Dallas-Fort Worth area during 2012. Austin Industries competed with Archer Western, Balfour Beatty, Hensel [...]
Austin Industries was chosen by the Southwest Chapter of the ESOP Association for its ESOP communication in 2012 (large company category), as produced by the company’s ESOP Education and Communications Committee (EECC). The award was announced last Thursday, March 21, during the association’s awards banquet, which was part of its 2013 Spring conference held in [...]
Austin Bridge & Road was conditionally awarded the US 77 design-build job at the February 28 Texas Transportation Commission meeting. The $72 million project is about 10 miles long from North of Kingsville to South of Driscoll (near Corpus Christi) and will upgrade US 77 to interstate standards. Austin Bridge & Road is teamed with [...]
Austin Industries, one of the largest construction firms in the United States, has elected Rhys Best as its Chairman, effective November 29. He replaces Ronald J. Gafford who is retiring as part of succession planning at Austin. Gafford has served Austin for more than 25 years. He assumed the role of Austin Industries’ President in [...]
Austin Industries, one of the largest construction companies in the United States, put the finishing touches on its $250 million Formula One racetrack project, Circuit of the Americas southeast of Austin, Texas, in time for the first U.S. Grand Prix, which welcomed more than 265,000 people over the three-day race weekend of November 16-18. In [...]
Austin Commercial has named William McAdoo president of Austin Commercial, one of the largest commercial contractors in the United States. He replaces David B. Walls who has been elected as president and chief executive officer of Austin Industries, the parent company of Austin Commercial. The changes are effective November 29. Prior to his promotion, McAdoo [...]
