North Highland Opens Office in Jacksonville

Global consulting firm expands Florida presence with fourth location in the state

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Oct 14, 2010, 03:44 ET

ATLANTA and JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Oct. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Global consulting firm North Highland (www.northhighland.com) today announced its expansion into Jacksonville, Florida, with the opening of its nineteenth U.S. office. While the firm has serviced Jacksonville-based companies for many years, this marks the establishment of a permanent presence in the area. Other North Highland locations in Florida include Orlando, Tallahassee and Tampa.

North Highland's Jacksonville office will focus on helping retail, logistics, financial services and healthcare companies develop successful business strategies, improve business processes, build effective information technology infrastructures and develop human capital using the firm's well-known, independent approach to consulting.

"Jacksonville is an important location for us and we're excited to be closer to our clients based there," said Dave Deiters, President of North Highland. "As the largest city in Florida, it presents an excellent opportunity for North Highland to assist even more of the world-class businesses located in the region and it is an important step in our long-term growth plans. Our team is looking forward to working with current and future clients to help them navigate their strategic business and technology challenges."

North Highland is ranked third on Consulting Magazine's 2010 list of "Best Firms to Work For," marking its fourth consecutive year in the publication's top four. North Highland's consistently high ranking is due, in part, to its employee value proposition of "own your life; own your career; own your company" and its unique local model of client services via its 46 offices around the world. The firm builds strong local businesses because its 2,200 global consultants live and work where their clients do, a unique model that contributes to overall employee satisfaction and retention rates.

About North Highland

North Highland is a global, employee-owned consulting firm that delivers strategic business solutions to Fortune 1000 clients, government agencies and non-profits. The firm has 46 offices in the United States, Europe and Asia-Pacific. For more information, please visit North Highland online at www.northhighland.com.