Avila Brothers Take Different Paths To Leading, But Work Together At Building Family Feel At Byrne Construction

Arlington TX

27 January, 2022

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By Kristen Barton, Fort Worth Report January 27, 2022 Matthew Avila had no plans to enter the construction business like his father, John. When he was young, he wanted to be a rock star. His younger brother, Paul, fought the move to Fort Worth when their father bought Byrne Construction and stayed behind in Plano to finish his senior year of high school with his girlfriend, who is now his wife. Of course, plans rarely go the way they're first imagined. The brothers now run their father's company, Byrne Construction. Matthew, 48, is the CEO and Paul, 45, is the COO. Byrne Construction has been in the Avila family since 1995, when John bought the company. Byrne is approaching its 100th year anniversary. Although most of the work today is done in North Texas, the company also has some projects in the Austin and San Antonio markets. To read the full article, click here. Fort Worth Report is a nonpartisan, nonprofit news organization that produces factual, in-depth journalism about city and county government, schools, healthcare, business, and arts and culture in Tarrant County. Always free to read; subscribe to newsletters, read coverage or support our newsroom at fortworthreport.org.