Westwood Lands Top 100 on 2012 Hot Firms List.
MINNEAPOLIS, MN – Westwood Professional Services, Inc. (Westwood) was named one of the 100 fastest-growing architecture, engineering, planning, and environmental firms in the nation on The Zweig Letter Hot Firm List for 2012. This prestigious award recognizes firms that have become leaders in their respective industries and have outperformed the economy. A company’s equally weighted growth and percentage growth is assessed to determine eligibility and rank, allowing for firms of nearly any size to be considered.
Westwood is a 230-person firm headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and serves land and energy development clients from multiple U.S. offices. The company more than doubled its gross revenues between 2009 and 2011 and expects a strong finish for 2012.
Having recently completed a strategic alignment process, Westwood is gearing up for growth in each of its three sectors: land, renewables, and corridor, which support the following markets: commercial and residential; wind and solar energy; and electric transmission and oil, gas, and pipeline development.
Westwood CEO/President, Paul Greenhagen, credits the company’s people for driving its success, “We could not be as successful as we are without employing people who excel at what they do. As a service-oriented business, we have to be passionate about delivering only the best solutions.” Greenhagen notes shared benefits between their clients and the company, “It’s a win-win when we help our clients achieve and exceed their goals because they trust us with their next project. This in turn, provides new and challenging opportunities for our staff and grows our business.”