Southpro Holds Successful Crawfish Boil
Thursday, March 11 was a beautiful night in Austin, Texas. Team Southpro and our awesome clients and friends spent the evening loading up on crawfish at the Zilker Clubhouse, while sipping on hurricanes and listening to the Gulf Coast Playboys.

This was Southpro's 8th annual crawfish boil. The event is held as a way to show our appreciation for our loyal customers, clients and referral sources.

JANUARY/FEBRUARY NEWS HIGHLIGHTS

>Southpro welcomes a number of new employees to our team. Kristen Masters joined the San Antonio office as Office Manager. Mike Coffey, Mike Carter and Stan Hegberg joined the Austin office as Project Managers. Our latest additions bring years of project management experience to Southpro and we are excited to have them.

>On February 4, Southpro joined forces with our commercial Amigos (Fox Services, Executive Security, Greater Texas Landscapes and Ramming Paving) for the annual "Big Game" Happy Hour at Santa Rita.

>On February 11, Mike Erhardt and Erin Whalen attended the Real Estate Council of Austin's Annual Knockout Night at the Hilton Austin.

SOUTHPRO EMPLOYEE SPOTLIGHT

Kyle Stephens works in Southpro's Houston office as an Emergency Response Coordinator. He has worked for Southpro for over a year, and he has nearly a decade's worth of experience in project management, both in the financial and restoration industries.

Kyle grew up in Baytown, just outside of Houston. He has a gorgeous two year-old daughter named Evelyn Grace. He likes to brag, "She's a precious little one and rides a mean Huffy tricycle!"
When not working, Kyle can be found surfing, playing basketball and out on the golf course. Kyle considers a perfect day one in which he plays 2 rounds of 18 holes in one day. He loves the game so much that he would be a professional golfer if he could.

Additionally, Kyle is an accomplished singer/songwriter and plays guitar. A big music love, Kyle is currently listening to Dave Matthews Band, Coldplay and Kings of Leon.
When asked his favorite thing about working at Southpro, Kyle responded, "I really enjoy the team atmosphere and the satisfaction of helping our customers in a catastrophic situation."

Southpro Restores Austin's City Hall

The City of Austin's City Hall had a car fire on Friday, March 13, 2009 which left the garage covered in smoke. Southpro performed a full smoke, soot and water restoration of the underground parking garage.

Southpro had fifteen employees working around the clock to have the facility up and running and usable by Monday morning.