LT environmental.

• Author: Ryckman, Lisa
• Position: CONSULTING & PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

LT ENVIRONMENTAL WANTED TO GROW BUT the owners were unsure what steps to take.

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"A company needs to grow, but it needs to grow well," says Tom Murphy, CEO of the Arvada-based environmental engineering firm.

So they brought in a business coach, focused on their people and began talking about their values--safety, caring for the client and employees, honesty, fairness, respect, compassion, high-quality work, assuming good and protecting the environment.

The company reorganized to be more client-focused, moved its headquarters to increase from 6,000 square feet to 15,500 square feet and started taking bigger risks.

The result?

Seven new offices around Colorado, a staff that went from 40 people to 95 and an average 16 percent increase in revenue every year for the last six--all of which contributed to LTE's designation as a Top Company and a 2012 Colorado Company to Watch.

LTE, which remediates contamination in structures, air, soil and water, also prides itself on green, cost-effective solutions. Among those: a methane mitigation system that generates electricity while remediating a methane seep in southwest Colorado; and both natural gas-and...