BJ Anderson Co.

Revenues:	Under $20 Million
Employees:	Under 99

Description

The BJ Anderson Company has been in the Commercial Real Estate business in Mesquite for over 35 years. B.J. and two of his sons, Terry and Mike, are life-long residents of Mesquite. B.J. served sixteen years on the Planning and Zoning commission, with ten of those years as Chairman. B.J. has served on the original board to secure our first Chamber Manager in Mesquite and he also is a past President of the Mesquite Chamber of Commerce. Terry has also served on Planning and Zoning Commission. And, has served eighteen years on the North Texas Municipal Water District Board representing the City of Mesquite. Mike is currently Mayor of Mesquite and has served three terms. He has served as a Mesquite City Councilman, and is the past Mayor Pro Tem and head of the Chamber of Commerce Industrial board.

B.J.'s grandson and Terry's son, Sam Anderson, has joined the business after graduating from the University of Texas at Austin with a corporate communications degree. After playing professional baseball for three seasons, Sam decided to join the family business. All three are involved in community service. Sammye Anderson, BJ Anderson's wife, has been involved in residential real estate for 20 years. Sammye once helped process sixteen closings within two months for a relocating business from Chicago, IL .