--- title: "Download: Middle Office Strategy Whitepaper" description: The Wadley Donovan Gutshaw Consulting Group completed an analysis of corporate middle office cost savings and discovered that Richmond Virginia is a favorable location for these operations. Middle office positions include technical and creative jobs that require bachelor degrees. --- [![Greater Richmond Partnership | Virginia | USA](https://pages.grpva.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Landing%20Page%202017/images/GRP_Logo_Tagline_RGB@2x.png?width=198&height=83&name=GRP_Logo_Tagline_RGB@2x.png)](http://www.grpva.com/) # **Middle Office Strategy Whitepaper** ## Greater Richmond: A Top Location for Middle Office Operations Wadley Donovan Gutshaw Consulting Group (WDGC), one of the country’s top site location consultant companies, completed an analysis examining critical data from six regions across the country on the suitability for a ‘middle office’ operation. ![Middle Office Strategy white paper](https://pages.grpva.com/hs-fs/hubfs/WDGC_WP_web.png?width=300&name=WDGC_WP_web.png) The move follows recent news of several companies peeling off jobs and investment from higher priced, major metros along the east coast to lower cost, mid-size markets. “We analyzed locational drivers of taking ‘middle office’ jobs – those which are not executive nor entry level positions – in specialties like mid-level management, legal, marketing and creative, financial and accounting, human resources and high-end sales and looked at markets that could be suitable,” said Dennis Donovan, Principal of WDGC. ### Successful Middle-Office Locations in Richmond, Virginia: - **AvePoint**, a Microsoft partner, established its operations office in the region from NY/NJ metro. - **ICMA-RC**, a retirement service corporation, established a second location from Washington, D.C. - **CoStar Group** established its Global Research Headquarters from Washington, D.C. going from 0-600 employees within a year   [![Download the Middle Office Whitepaper](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/1943647/adf37d8b-d333-4343-80e4-1d9dd1192674.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/1943647/adf37d8b-d333-4343-80e4-1d9dd1192674) ![MiddleOffice_graphic](https://pages.grpva.com/hs-fs/hubfs/MiddleOffice_graphic.jpg?width=1000&name=MiddleOffice_graphic.jpg)   [![](https://pages.grpva.com/hubfs/Landing%20Page%202017/images/logo-footer.png)](https://pages.grpva.com/) [(804) 643-3227](tel:18046433227) 901 East Byrd Street | Suite 801 | Richmond, Virginia 23219 USA The Greater Richmond Partnership, Inc. is the regional economic development group representing the [City of Richmond](http://www.grpva.com/about-grp/our-vision/city-of-richmond/) and the [Counties of Chesterfield](http://www.grpva.com/about-grp/our-vision/chesterfield-county/), [Hanover](http://www.grpva.com/about-grp/our-vision/hanover-county/) and [Henrico](http://www.grpva.com/about-grp/our-vision/henrico-county/). [Business First Greater Richmond](http://www.businessfirstrichmond.com/) [Richmond: Love What You Find](http://www.lovewhatyoufind.com/) - - - - [![](https://pages.grpva.com/hubfs/Landing%20Page%202017/images/logo-aedo.png)](http://www.iedconline.org/web-pages/professional-development/learn-more-about-the-accredited-economic-development-organization-program/) [Website by whittington-white](http://rickwhittington.com)