______________________________________________________________ ____________________ W. E. O’ Neil Construction
W. E. O’ Neil- LAWA Midfield Satellite Concourse South. W. E. O’ Neil team members feeling excitement and pride at this innovative project at LAX.
Crown Fountain at Millennium Park. Photo: Hedrich Blessing
Further growth followed, with new offices opening in Denver, Nashville, and San Diego. W. E. O’ Neil expanded both organically and through strategic acquisitions. For instance, in 2022, it incorporated an existing general contractor in Austin, Texas, into its operations, formalizing its presence in Texas. Today, W. E. O’ Neil maintains a network of 12 offices across six states, allowing the company to deliver personalized client attention typical of smaller firms.
Collaboration and dedication
Several factors have been crucial to W. E. O’ Neil Construction’ s century-long success. Its core values, originating from founder William Edward O’ Neil and reinforced by successive family generations, have consistently driven excellence. Despite changes over a century, the emphasis on relationships within project teams has remained essential, as evidenced by over 80 percent of business coming from repeat clients. Great value is placed on the relationships developed with clients. The team recognizes that communication is the cornerstone of these relationships, so they listen and become partners in their clients’ building successes.
The company’ s success is further grounded in its commitment to people, quality, integrity, and responsiveness to client needs. Committed to developing construction leaders of tomorrow, its approach involves individual mentoring as well as practical, workshop-based trainings for growth in both technical and soft skills. This culture encourages innovation and has led W. E. O’ Neil to become an award-winning and nationally recognized industry leader.
Another critical element of success is the company’ s 100 percent employee-owned business model. Employees’ ownership stake aligns their personal interests with the company’ s success, promoting strong collaboration and dedication. This creates a powerful dynamic that benefits not only staff but also clients and the work itself.
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