< All News October 1, 2019

Texas October Updates

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An Interview with Jordan Berens

Jordan Berens is the Director of Project Management for Division 110, our commercial concrete division in the Midwest. In this RED Code interview, he shares how important it is to blend field and business expertise – and to collaborate with the teammates around you.

Congratulations to Jordan as the first national recipient of the ASCC Gaining Strength Award. The award was presented on September 19, 2019 at the annual ASCC convention in Chicago, Illinois. The Gaining Strength Award was established this year to acknowledge concrete industry professionals aged 40 and under who set them selves apart from their colleagues through day-to-day performance and through participation in local and national industry organizations.

Click here to read the official story.

Make it Happen Events – Dallas & Austin

Thank you to everyone for your time and attention at the Dallas and Austin Make it Happen events. The Austin event tripled in size to 90+ total employees, and the Dallas event was attended by over 450, making it our largest event to date! Felicitaciones a todos por un gran año. Estamos agradecidos de que formes parte del equipo de Kent Companies.

Kent Companies Gives Back:

The Texas team collected a truckload of candy for the Children’s Advocacy Center of Denton County. The CAC will use the candy for a fall festival for the children and families served by the center.

Commercial Division Announces over $50 Million in Contract Awards

Submitted by Wes Marek, Pre-Construction Manager

Project: Mercer 5
- GC: Ridgemont
- 300K SF Tilt Wall Warehouse with 300K SF Paving
Project: Hines Northlink
- GC: FA Peinado
- 1.2mi SF Tilt Warehouse (2 buildings) and 1.5mi SF Paving
Project: Marquis Distribution
- GC: Raymond Construction
- 350K SF Tilt Wall Warehouse (2 buildings) and 500K paving
Project: Speedway I & II
- GC: Ridgemont
- 1.6mi SF Tilt Wall Warehouse ( 3 buildings), Ductil Crete, 2mi SF Paving
Project: Skyline Business Park
- GC: Cadence McShane
- 200K SF Tilt Wall Warehouse ( 2 buildings) 250K SF Paving
Project: Northport 2
- GC: Hillwood
- 460K SF Tilt Wall Warehouse and 525K SF Paving

Kent Companies Sponsors the Tilt-Up Concrete Association National Conference

Last week, members of the Texas and Southeast team represented Kent Companies at the 2019 National TCA Convention in Atlanta, Georgia. We debuted a new 10’x20′ exhibit and shared our tilt-wall capabilities with national general contractors, engineers and developers. Kent Companies Texas earned an award for 3400 at Cityline (Renner Road).

Victor Marshall, Thomas Casillas and Luis Mendez represented the Texas Commercial Division. Mat Gedenberg and Dave McCauley represented the Southeast team (pictured below).