News & PR

Austin Commercial is consistently recognized in the news and media for achievements and excellence in business practices and project delivery.

Austin Commercial

Austin Commercial is consistently recognized in the news and media for achievements and excellence in business practices and project delivery.

November 2012

William McAdoo named president of Austin Commercial

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 [...]


June 2012

Austin Commercial wins national safety award

Austin Commercial was awarded 1st place in the Associated General Contractors (AGC) of America’s Construction Safety Excellence Award competition at their recent convention in Honolulu, Hawaii. Austin’s award came in the “Construction Manager with 500,000+ manhours” category and is the third time Austin Commercial has received the industry’s national award for safety since 2001. Companies [...]


June 2012

Austin Commercial recognized for Sacramento International Airport Terminal B

Austin Commercial with joint venture partner Walsh Construction and the design team received the Diamond Award for Vertical Construction in the mega projects category from the International Partnering Institute (IPI). The Partnered Projects of the Year recognize teams who distinguish themselves by implementing IPI’s best practices fro an integrated partnering program and exemplify high-trust working [...]


June 2012

Irving Convention Center wins national architecture and engineering award

The Irving Convention Center in Irving, Texas, has earned national recognition in the 2012 Innovative Design in Engineering and Architecture with Structural Steel awards program (IDEAS2). In honor of this achievement, Austin Commercial and other members of the project team were presented with awards from the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) during a ceremony [...]


June 2012

Austin Commercial’s Museum Tower project ‘tops out’ 42nd floor

Austin Commercial recently “topped out” its Museum Tower project in downtown Dallas’ Arts District neighborhood. The 42-story residential high-rise has another 35 feet of structure to be completed above the roof, but the Austin project team wanted to celebrate the milestone of pouring the roof slab while all of the workers responsible for the structure [...]


May 2012

TCU, Austin Commercial puts time in a capsule

TCU Athletics and Austin Commercial buried a 300-pound time capsule in a column of the new Amon Carter Stadium to be opened the next time the stadium is renovated, roughly in 80 years. The date 9-17-11 was etched on the side of the capsule marking the day of the first home football game in the [...]