Terracon Consultants is an employee-owned firm of consulting engineers and scientists. It offers an array of services to clients at local, regional and national levels. Founded in 1965, the firm has more than 3,000 employees and over 95 offices worldwide. Terracon Consultants provides geotechnical, environmental and construction materials-related services to the government, industrial, energy, telecommunications, transportation and financial sectors. Its geotechnical services include foundation analysis, soil stabilization, subsurface exploration and groundwater control. The firm s environmental services include site assessments, solid waste planning, and remedial design and implementation. Terracon Consultants, with one of its offices in Des Moines, Iowa, also manages a group that assists with identifying, quantifying, prioritizing and solving potential or existing physical risks and liabilities.