EL PASO, Texas ( KTSM ) — Frank Spencer III credits his roots living in the Borderland region of West Texas and his family’s long heritage of settling this region for his success.
Spencer, age 46, is the president of Aztec Contractors, a general contractor based in El Paso that does work in Texas, New Mexico and parts of Arizona.
Spencer grew up in Pecos, Texas, which is about 200 miles east of El Paso. He bought the family business, Aztec Contractors, in 2006, moved it to El Paso and expanded its focus.
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Spencer credits his deep West Texas roots and ties to the border region for making him comfortable being able to work with people and companies on both sides of the border.
“Business is done not just on the border but you have suppliers, vendors, potential clients that are from Mexico that want to do business and invest in the U.S,” Spencer said. “Anytime you can communicate in that native language, again, there is a comfort level that comes with that.