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Company announcements: Week of September 7, 2010

Following is the latest roundup of firm news for the week of September 7, 2010.
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Beta Alpha Psi student and faculty volunteers clean up San Jose Guadalupe River

More than 900 members of Beta Alpha Psi, the professional honors organization for financial information students and professionals, supported by 50 employees from KPMG LLP, descended on the Guadalupe River trail last month to undertake a massive clean-up effort.
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Pigs might not fly, but for Somerset CPAs, they can drive a racecar

Indianapolis is known as "The Racing Capital of the World," and it just so happens there are employees at Indianapolis-based Somerset CPAs P.C. who follow auto racing. So it’s no surprise that the firm created and entered a racecar-themed structure for the CANstruction event at the Indiana State Fair.
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Company announcements: Week of August 30

Following is the latest roundup of firm news for the week of August 30, 2010.
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Hedge fund investors sue Ernst & Young over fraudulent auditing practices

Five investors who lost millions of dollars following the collapse of a Plano, TX-based hedge fund in 2008 filed a lawsuit against Ernst & Young LLP last week that accuses the Big Four accounting firm of fraud during its time as the fund’s auditor.
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Company announcements: Week of August 23

Following is the latest roundup of firm news for the week of August 23, 2010.
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Company announcements: Week of August 16

Following is the latest roundup of firm news for the week of August 16, 2010.
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Newly merged EisnerAmper becomes 14th largest accounting firm in nation

Eisner LLP and Amper, Politziner & Mattia, LLP have announced that they have combined their practices to form EisnerAmper LLP. The newly formed entity will be the 14th largest accounting firm in the United States.
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INSIDE Public Accounting reveals top 100 U.S. accounting firms

The Platt Group, the publishers of INSIDE Public Accounting (IPA), recently released its 20th annual report on the nation’s Top 100 accounting firms.
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Averett Warmus Durkee merges with Osburn, Henning and Company

CPA firms Averett Warmus Durkee and Osburn, Henning and Company, both based in Orlando, Florida, recently announced that they have merged practices.
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Company announcements: Week of August 9

Following is a roundup of firm news for the week of August 9, 2010.
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Michael R. Bell & Company joins Wipfli

Partners and associates of Washington State-based Michael R. Bell & Company, PLLC, have joined Wipfli LLP, an international CPA firm headquartered in Milwaukee.
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CBIZ acquires retirement plan consulting firm South Winds

CBIZ, Inc., recently announced the acquisition of South Winds, Inc., a Baltimore-based retirement plan consulting firm doing business as Benexx. The agreement became effective August 1.
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It's not easy being green

Earning a Green Business League certification is an involved process – this is intentional so that only those companies committed to the process walk away with a certification. Kutchins, Robbins & Diamond, Ltd., a professional CPA firm, is the first accounting firm to earn the Silver Certification.
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Company announcements: Week of August 2

Following is a roundup of firm news for the week of August 2, 2010.
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HORNE LLP names new partner in charge of health care services

HORNE LLP recently announced that Katherine Watts, CPA, has been named the partner in charge of HORNE Health Care services for the firm.
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KPMG Foundation awards $470,000 in scholarships

The KPMG Foundation this week announced it has awarded a total of $470,000 in scholarships to 47 minority accounting doctoral students for the 2010-2011 academic year.
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Friedman's Harriet Greenberg honored by Needlers Foundation

Friedman LLP Partner Harriet Greenberg was honored by The Needlers Foundation at its Annual Fundraising Gala held recently.
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Abalos & Associates adds senior associate

Sandy Abalos, managing partner of Abalos & Associates, PLLC, has announced that Bobbie Davis has joined the firm as a new senior associate. In this position, Davis will handle tax and accounting needs for businesses, corporations, individuals, and trusts.
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INPACT International expands membership to France, Romania

Adding to the recent admissions of Santiago, Chile; Kastrup, Denmark; and Cluses, France, the board of directors welcomed two new member firms from Paris, France, and Constanta, Romania.

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