KTA Continues to Develop Environmental Studies for
Wind Power Sites Throughout the Western United States
5-20-08
- Denver, CO
KTA has enjoyed the
opportunity to provide environmental support
services for
a confidential client who has and is developing new wind power
projects throughout the United
States. KTA has provided support for several large projects in
CO, WY, MT, OR and WA. KTA's efforts are led by Terri Raudenbush
from our Boise office and Lenora Westbrook from our Olympia office.
KTA enjoys developing the various environmental studies as
well as working with our client's outstanding project
managers on this exciting alternate energy source.
KTA Celebrates 7 Years of Operations
5-1-08 -
Seattle, WA KTA began it's 8th year of operation on April
21, 2008. Ken Taylor of KTA says, "I can't believe it has been
7
years since I started KTA in our home's dining room.... I guess time
flies when you are having fun." Since then KTA has opened
offices in Seattle, Olympia, Portland, Boise, and Denver, added many
outstanding employees and supported over 100 clients with a variety of
challenging and interesting environmental matters. According to
Ken, "When I started KTA I had three goals: 1.) to provide very
high quality environmental services at a reasonable price, 2.) to
conduct activities in manner that our clients, our employees and
our teaming partners not only thought of KTA as a ethical and
technically sound organization, but were able to develop
friendships based on trust and respect with KTA and 3.) to support some very
interesting projects. I am amazed to the degree we have been
able to accomplish these goals. During a recent government
contract procurement, we were asked to have at least three letters
sent directly from our clients to the government describing our past
performance and cost-effectiveness (this was intended to allow for
honest feedback that KTA would not otherwise see). To drive home
the point regarding our past performance, KTA asked 15 of our clients
to submit such letters. All 15 of clients voluntarily submitted
letters and we later found out that every one of the letters indicated we
had outstanding past performance. This made me so proud of our
company, our employees and our teaming partners. It also gave me
great appreciation for our clients, whom I consider to be friends."
"Regarding being able to do interesting
work.... we have been able to support an incredible array of projects
ranging from leading the cleanup efforts at military, government and
corporate NPL sites to the day-to-day environmental support we provide
to hospitals, one of country's largest retailers, the world's largest
parcel shipment company and the world's 2nd largest wood products
company. We have been amazed and so impressed as we meet people
and conduct environmental projects on potential wind power sites
spread around the rural west. We have been surprised when we
recovered a 100 year old shoe, 50 feet beneath the city of Seattle
shoreline with a drill rig. We smiled when performing a
historical environmental investigation for a property that included Jimi Hendrix's original home. What a job. We sure
appreciate all our clients and friends and look forward to more years
of being challenged, amazed, surprised and yes, to continue smiling!"
Rick Griffith and Marv Lewallan join KTA.
4-25-08 -
Seattle, WA KTA is thrilled to announce the part time
addition of Rick Griffith and Marv Lewallen to our staff. Both
are senior environmental experts with a combination of over 60 years
of experience. Rick , an attorney by education can practice, has
served clients through out the western United States for the past 30
years. He has substantial experience in all regulatory matters,
with special focus on Air Regulations and Environmental Restoration.
Marv, an engineer by education and practice, has led environmental
programs for the largest wood products company in the U.S. over the
past 15 years. Marv has substantial expertise in all
environmental regulatory and risk managed areas, with special focus
also on Air Regulations. Rick is initially supporting KTA's
environmental support of one of the largest retailers in North
America. Marv is initially providing Risk Management services
for our Wind Power clients. Rick will be leading KTA's Denver
Office and Marv will be leading KTA's Portland office. Rick and
Marv's addition to KTA continues to enhance our ability to
provide senior level expertise to our clients throughout Western U.S.
They also will be instrumental in our efforts to provide clients with
support related to climate change regulations.
