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HarvestGold Northeast Expansion:  The Navigator Group joins the HarvestGold Team!

HarvestGold has grown every year since our start in 2003, and the company is experiencing record growth this year as well.  We continue to expand geographically, and into targeted vertical markets such as Insurance and Manufacturing.  We continue to look for creative ways to expand our business through organic growth and strategic partnerships.  In following with our business objectives and partnership model, HarvestGold is very excited to announce that we have partnered with theNavigatorGroup, based out of Philadelphia, PA, to expand our delivery capacity and capabilities in the Northeast Region.

“This partnership arrangement between HarvestGold and theNavigatorGroup will serve to leverage and expand HarvestGold’s excellent reputation, service and brand into a large part of the Northeast and Mid Atlantic states … we are very, very excited”

Jim Ranieri, President – theNavigatorGroup

“Jim’s organization focuses as much on sales operations and business processes as they do on the technology.  His team’s operating experience and approach is a great fit with our approach at HarvestGold – to focus on business requirements and processes first, and technology second.  This partnership will significantly expand HarvestGold’s delivery capacity and market reach in the Northeast Region.”

Steve Lippock, President - HarvestGold 

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