Engineering firm with Wyoming presence acquires Fort Collins’ Lidstone & Associates

CHEYENNE – An engineering firm with offices in Cheyenne and Sheridan is expanding both its geographical footprint and its expertise with the purchase of a similar company in Fort Collins.

Wenck Associates Inc. completed its acquisition of Lidstone and Associates Inc. in Fort Collins in early July, effectively doubling Wenck’s Rocky Mountain presence with the addition of 15 employees and three part-timers. Wenck is based in Minnesota, but expanded into Wyoming in 2012 when it bought out States West Water Resources. Between its two offices in Wyoming, the company has 15 employees, but the overarching company employs 275.

Jack Meena, principal of Wenck…