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REECE ALBERT INC.

Reece Albert Inc. serves the TxDOT districts
of Lubbock, Odessa, El Paso, San Angelo,
Brownwood, Abilene and Laredo.

A Success in West Texas

As one of the three primary contractors in west Texas, Reece Albert Inc. has learned that to be suc-
cessful in that sparsely populated region of the state, the company must be as diverse as possible.

By Joanna Miller partment of Transportation (TxDOT), GSA, FAA, and the

R eece Albert Inc. has diversified through the years,

mostly for survival in the vast west Texas region,
Project Manager Lon Albert says. The more than
80,000-square-mile area the company covers is not densely
populated and has no major metropolitan areas.
Reece Albert Inc. is one of three primary local contrac-
tors in the region, he says.
When Albert’s great-uncle, Reece Albert, founded the com-
pany in 1940, the firm began taking on parking lot and drive-
way projects in the San Angelo, Texas, area. Reece Albert’s
nephew, Jack Albert, joined the company in 1959 after grad-
uating from college.
Reece Albert Inc. Reece Albert’s three sons, Terry, Rich-
www.reecealbertinc.com ard and Roger, joined the company dur-
Headquarters: San Angelo, ing the ’60s and ’70s, during the period
Texas
Employees: 400+ when the company began taking on larg-
Services: Heavy construction er-scale work.
Lon Albert, project manager: Early in its history, the company foc-
“As a company growing up in
west Texas, you have to be used on commercial clients, but later be-
more self sufficient.” gan taking on projects from the Texas De-
Corps of Engineers.
Today, the company services an area defined by the Lub-
bock, Odessa, El Paso, San Angelo, Brownwood, Abilene and
Laredo TxDOT districts.
The company’s headquarters are in San Angelo, and it
operates satellite offices in Midland and Del Rio.
A Time for Change
In the ’70s, Lon Albert says, the company went through a
major evolution, driven by changes in the west Texas mar-
ket and the company’s own development.
During this decade, the local economy took off and the
company began producing its own materials as it worked
to keep up with new developments, he notes.
“We started producing our own base, aggregate and hot
mix materials,” he says.
“During the ’60s and ’70s, the company really grew. We
picked up more TxDOT work, and became more of a play-
er in that market. We also started seeing some specialty
opportunities that included tire-testing tracks.”

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