Covington’s TiER1 Performance Solutions acquires Pittsburgh-based Motionplan, Inc

TiER1 Performance Solutions, a custom software management solutions company, is growing. The Covington-based company recently announced the acquisition of Motionplan, Inc., a custom training development company just outside of Pittsburgh, PA.”Motionplan’s experience and culture are a perfect fit for TiER1,” said Greg Harmeyer, TiER1’s CEO and founding partner. “We’re excited to expand our team with a group that believes in high performance, creating value for clients, building great relationships and having fun.”  TiER1, founded in 2002, is a provider of end-to-end online learning and knowledge management solutions. The company works to drive efficiencies and performance in five key areas: People, Process, Sales, Leadership and Structure. Clients include commercial, non-profit and government entities including Dell, FedEx, Fidelity Investments, Kraft, Wendy’s and Procter & Gamble. Last year the company won a $750,000 research contract from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base to develop a training system to detect and prevent insider cyber security threats.Motionplan was also founded in 2002 and has been named one of Western Pennsylvania’s Best Places to Work. The acquisition gives TiER1 its second full-service office in addition to its three satellite locations in Lexington, Ky., Columbus, and Colorado Springs, Colo.Writer: Feoshia HendersonSource: Tier1 Performance SolutionsYou can follow Feoshia on twitter @feoshiasoapbox