Mobility + Infrastructure Sector Partnership
WHO WE ARE
Comprised of over 140 job creators, talent providers, community groups and project sponsors.
Mission
The partnership leads in the development of a diverse Central Texas M+I workforce, united in its commitment to align and collaborate on leveraging resources for the benefit of the whole community.
Vision
With the investment in transformational regional infrastructure, we can address affordability challenges by creating family-supporting jobs and sustainable career pathways, while improving regional mobility.
Leadership Group
Mayor Kirk Watson
City of Austin
Judge Andy Brown
Travis County
Commissioner Jeff Travillion
Travis County
Marc Williams
Executive Director, TxDOT
Council Member Leslie Pool
Austin City Council, District 7
Council Member Jose Velasquez
Austin City Council, District 3
Phil Thoden
President, Association of General Contractors
Karen Campbell
Vice President Austin Metro + Lead, AECOM
Jason Beiter
Director of Construction Operations, JE Dunn Construction
Rashed Islam
Senior Vice President, HDR
Scott Haywood
Vice President, HNTB
Jeremy Hendricks
Assistant Business Manager, Southwest Laborers District Council (SWLDC)/Laborers International Union of North America (LIUNA)
Leonard Aguilar
Secretary, Texas AFL-CIO
Gigi Edwards Bryant
Board of Trustees, ACC
Arati Singh
Board President, AISD
Focus Areas
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Austin Infrastructure Academy
We’re launching an innovative public-private partnership, a central hub to integrate recruitment, comprehensive and unified training, and wraparound service support – including childcare – to connect local people to career pathways in construction, skilled trades, and operations.
Read Central Texas’ first-ever labor and demand forecast for the M+I sector
Considering the imminent arrival of several large-scale projects, Austin must prepare itself for the heightened demand for M+I workers. This report was initiated to inform the region’s action plan for connecting local people to the thousands of jobs and careers created by the M+I industries.
Get Involved
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Read Our Report
Examines the needs of the industry based on current projects
Email Us
sarah.garza@wfscapitalarea.com
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