TEXO Foundation

Thank you to Adolfson & Peterson Construction for partnering with TEXO Foundation to recruit, train, and retain the next generation of construction professionals in North Texas! Together, we #BuildTexasProud!

Sponsorships & networking booths for the 2025 TEXO Foundation | Associated Schools of Construction Region 5 Student Competition are still available! 📢 2025 is coming up quick, so it's time to start snapping up these opportunities to support one of the biggest TEXO Foundation events of the year! Sponsorships are going fast, but there are still some left. 📅 Monday, February 17, 2025 📍 Hurst Conference Center | 1601 Campus Dr, Hurst, TX 76054 University students in construction programs across the country travel to DFW to showcase their skills and connect with TEXO member companies about career opportunities. Teams are challenged with quick turn-around bid proposals and in-person presentations. This event gives industry professionals valuable face time with ambitious students and future recruits. Students will compete in four divisions: 🏅 Commercial - sponsored by Balfour Beatty US 🏅 Design/Build - sponsored by The Beck Group 🏅 Heavy Civil - sponsored by Austin Bridge & Road 🏅 Concrete Solutions - sponsored by Lithko Contracting Join these firms in helping us build the next generation of construction professionals, and take advantage of Early Bird pricing on networking booths by registering before January 1! ⏰ Register Now --> https://buff.ly/3BbY3fK #buildtexasproud #studentcompetition #recruitment

Thank you to our friends at ASA North Texas for their generous donation to support the Be Pro Be Proud movement here in North Central Texas! Their executive director Beverly Reynal presented their $15,000 check to Rusty Vaughn, part of our incredible BPBP Texas team, at their annual GC Night! We deeply appreciate their industry support as we launch this initiative to help students explore, plan and launch careers in high-demand technical professions here in our region. Thanks to ASA and our other amazing sponsors, we have raised a total of $1.5 million in sponsorships and have been able to start fabrication on our mobile touring workshop. We will have our wheels rolling in Spring 2025 to start visiting middle and high schools, offering immersive virtual and augmented reality technical career simulators in construction and other fields. Even with this exciting step, we will still need continued sponsorship support to help cover Be Pro Be Proud's annual operating costs! If your company would like to join the movement to build the next generation of skilled craft professionals, contact Rusty Vaughn at rusty.vaughn@texasairsystems.com. #workforcedevelopment #BeProBeProud #BuildTexasProud

Not only are we building the next generation, we're hiring them too! Thank you to the Grove Media Services team, comprised of students in the Digital Communications program of study at Walnut Grove High School in Prosper ISD, who partnered with TEXO Foundation to create videos promoting careers in the construction industry featuring their peers in the school's CTE program and footage from our 2024 Build Texas Proud Expo. 📹 These videos will be shown in classrooms across the region by our Youth Outreach team as we continue our mission to educate, recruit, train, and retain the next generation of construction professionals. If you're interested in working with the students of the Grove Media Services team, contact us at foundation@texoassociation.org and we'll get you connected! #buildtexasproud #cte #youthoutreach

Honoring our incredible team members who have served. Today, we celebrate Veterans Day with gratitude for the bravery, dedication, and sacrifices that have shaped our nation. Thank you for building not just our projects, but our future. 🇺🇸💪🎖️ #VeteransDay #ThankYou #2024VeteransDay

🗳️ It's Election Day! 🇺🇸 TEXO members, it's time to make your voice heard and cast your ballot. Your vote can make a difference in shaping the future of our industry and our communities. By participating in the election, you're helping to ensure that the issues that matter to the construction industry are heard and acted upon. Let's build a better tomorrow together, starting at the ballot box! Find your polling place and voting info at VoteTexas.gov. #2024Election #YourVoteMatters #Vote

Sponsorships & networking booths for the 2025 TEXO Foundation | Associated Schools of Construction Region 5 Student Competition are now live! 📢 2025 is coming up quick, so it's time to start snapping up these opportunities to support one of the biggest TEXO Foundation events of the year! 📅 Monday, February 17, 2025 📍 Hurst Conference Center | 1601 Campus Dr, Hurst, TX 76054 University students in construction programs across the country travel to DFW to showcase their skills and connect with TEXO member companies about career opportunities. Teams are challenged with quick turn-around bid proposals and in-person presentations. This event gives industry professionals valuable face time with ambitious students and future recruits. Students will compete in four divisions: 🏅 Commercial - sponsored by Balfour Beatty US 🏅 Design/Build - sponsored by The Beck Group 🏅 Heavy Civil - sponsored by Austin Bridge & Road 🏅 Concrete Solutions - sponsored by Lithko Contracting Join these firms in helping us build the next generation of construction professionals, and take advantage of Early Bird pricing on networking booths by registering before January 1! ⏰ Register Now --> https://lnkd.in/ghQqfywK #buildtexasproud #studentcompetition #recruitment

🌟 Join us in celebrating two incredible team updates! 🌟 Welcome to the team, Terri Gaber! 🎉 We’re thrilled to have Terri on board as a full-time team member, after she has served TEXO Foundation for years as a committee member, Foundation board member, and 2023 Board Chair. We can't wait to see all the great things she’ll bring to our Training & Development programs! Congrats on your promotion, Ailin Lopez! 🎉 As you know, Ailin was hired as our receptionist in April. Well, it didn't take long before she found herself doing much more for TEXO, and a great job at it, so we've decided to make the shift official! Congratulations to our new Accounting Assistant, Ailin! #WeAreTEXO #TeamPromotion #WelcometoTEXO

CLOSING SOON! 📢 Applications for the 2025 TEXO Foundation Student Scholarships are will close on October 31st, so apply today. In the past 5 years, TEXO Foundation has disbursed over $150,000 scholarships to students who were interested in starting their careers in North Texas through internships and full-time employment upon graduation. 🎓 Interested in applying or know someone who is? Here are the requirements: ✅ Seek to work in the commercial construction industry ✅ Plan to start your career in North Texas ✅ At least one semester remaining in your program of study ✅ Unofficial OR official copy of your transcript Share this with a student you know, and help TEXO Foundation in their mission to build the next generation of construction professionals! Apply now --> https://lnkd.in/g7mz7-Hi Is your company interested in sponsoring a scholarship? Contact foundation@texoassociation.org by October 30 to get one set up! #scholarships #workforcedevelopment #BuildTexasProud

TEXO Foundation has named one of the DEWALT Grow the Trades Grant recipients! To be among 166 organizations selected for our efforts to help close the trade skills gap is such an honor. “DEWALT is immensely proud to support TEXO Foundation as they work to skill and reskill the tradespeople of tomorrow moving us closer to our shared goal of closing the trade skills gap,” said Frank Mannarino, President and General Manager of DEWALT. Learn more about this amazing opportunity > https://lnkd.in/gBn5NX7a https://lnkd.in/gUzfWVhj #dewalt #growthetrades #grantrecipient