Rudy, Gerald and Arthur Gallegos.

• Author: Taylor, Mike
• Position: MEDIUM COMPANY FINALIST - Company overview - Brief article

Rudy, Gerald and Arthur Gallegos, Gallegos Sanitation

Founded in 1959, Fort Collins-based Gallegos Sanitation grew out of a part-time lawn mowing and hauling business and today boasts a 70-truck fleet of waste and recycling vehicles serving Northern Colorado and Southern Wyoming.

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Among the company's firsts: introducing the first automated garbage collection truck to the streets of Fort Collins in 1961.

Gallegos Sanitation ranked No. 11 on this year's ColoradoBiz Top 50 Minority Owned Companies list and No. 98 in the ColoradoBiz Top 250 Private Companies ranking with revenues of $13.3 million in 2009.

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Gallegos Sanitation is co-owned by brothers Gerald, the president; Arthur, vice president; and Rudy, the treasurer. Under their leadership, the company was named a 2010 Torch Award winner in...