The latest acquisition of the Carthage and Monett locations is in large part thanks to Neil, as he presented purchasing the firms (formerly owned by another engineering company) to Anderson’s board. While Anderson originally started in Branson, it’s now headquartered in Springfield and has additional locations in Joplin, Carthage and Monett and more than 70 employees. Taking his father’s lead, Neil has continued to seek out potential new markets and clients. “We can take a company from the beginning of a project all the way through construction.” One of the company’s oldest and largest clients is O’Reilly Auto Parts. It eventually dropped the concrete bit and moved solely into engineering, covering nearly every niche field available from civil and geo-technical engineering to materials testing and drilling. ![]() “We didn’t know anything about business, but I’ve watched how he’s led the company.”Īnderson Engineering, which is now celebrating its 60th year in business, was first founded in 1954 in Branson as a concrete company. “My dad and I are engineers by trade,” he says. It’s actually a pretty far departure from his work as a civil engineer. Now he’s busy managing the financial side of the business and working with his dad, Steve, who is the company’s CEO, to make sure the business is always on the lookout for new acquisitions and growth. “This is what the future will be.”Īs president of Anderson Engineering, Neil Brady doesn’t do as much engineering as he used to. With expansive windows, temperature-controlled zones and an endless list of sustainable elements, this office is as representative of the company’s future as Ryan and Ross. Murray, just look at the sustainable office building they built and moved into in 2008. If you’re curious about what they have planned for the future of R.B. Their paths to vice president have been the result of hard work and planning. “It’s really a mutual admiration society,” Ryan says. “Since they might not have anyone in the state, we’re the boots on the ground.”Īs the two brothers go back and forth talking about the paths they took before joining the family business, they can’t help but compliment each other. “Some of our clients are the largest real estate holders in the world,” says Ryan. They make sure the lawn is cut, the leases are filled and the rent is collected. Murray helps clients lease, sell and manage commercial properties, whether that’s an office development or a piece of vacant land. “I set out to create a product that was viable in the downturn and that could help the company adapt to the times.” To do that, Ryan worked over a three-year period to expand the scope of the property management division of R.B. “I joined when our industry was at its toughest point,” he says. While Ross joined the real estate world at the peak of the market, Ryan hopped aboard in 2008, when the market had hit rock bottom. Ryan gained experience working with an international development company in Denver while he attended and then graduated from the University of Colorado, and by the time he returned to Springfield, Ross was already on his way to becoming a young titan in the brokerage business.įollowing the leadership of their dad and uncle (who both still work at the company), Ross and Ryan have continued their education and have earned several of the industry’s top certifications and professional accreditations that have helped them thrive in the world of real estate brokerage. “I always knew I wanted to be part of the family real estate legacy.” After college, Ross joined the business as a full-time broker. “My first job here as an intern during college was to put up signs,” he says. ![]() Eventually, Ross, the older of the two, started helping out more around the office. Growing up, Ryan and Ross, who are three years apart in age, were constantly exposed to the real estate business, whether they were listening to conversations around the dinner table or shadowing their dad and uncle at the office. Murray was founded in 1901 as a securities, insurance and real estate company, which was later renamed after Ryan and Ross’s grandfather, Robert Booth Murray Sr. ![]() “I always knew I wanted to be part of the family real estate legacy.”-Ross Murray
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