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Amstar Inc., Mary Teresa Flores, President, Minority Construction Firm of the Year
Amstar, Inc. is a small women-owned minority and 8a General Contractor. Since their establishment in 1999 Amstar has completed numerous projects as general contractor in the areas of education, city, county, multi-family, HUD non-profit multi-family housing, residential and health. They have completed projects in south Texas including Lockhart, New Braunfels, Seguin, San Antonio, Kingsville, Corpus Christi, Edinburg, Harlingen and Brownsville. Amstar was also recently awarded a five year IDIQ contract with GSA, Zone 6. The company was started with 2 employees and today has over 15.
Adolfo Pesquera, Business Writer, San Antonio Express News, Minority Media Advocate of the Year
Adolfo Pesquera’s journalism career began while attending PanAmerican University in Edinburg, Texas. Beginning his sophomore year in 1980, he enrolled in a program for a Bachelor of Humanities, majoring in Mass Communications.
He soon after joined the college newspaper, The PanAmerican, as a reporter and columnist. Adolfo early on developed a strong interest in the plight of Salvadorans fleeing the civil war in El Salvador, many of whom were finding refuge through faith-based organizations in the Rio Grande Valley.
