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February 2010


Mark Mazza, Managing Partner, Bederson & Company, LLP (West Orange, NJ) was interviewed by NJBIZ on how the firm is combating the demands of tax season with the creation of a Tax Season Arcade on the first floor of one of the firm's West Orange, NJ locations.

Joining the firm in late January were Daniela Arnautu, CPA, MBA (as manager in the Tax Department) and Laura Karnoff, CPA (in the Audit & Accounting Department).


Blue & Co., seven offices in Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio, was recently named as one of the 2010 Best Places to Work in Indiana. This is the second consecutive year the firm has won this prestigious award, having also been named as a winner in 2009.  This statewide survey and awards program was designed to identify, recognize and honor the best places of employment in Indiana, benefiting the state's economy, its workforce and businesses. The firm has been named one of the Best Places to Work in Indiana in the large-sized employer list.

Edelstein & Company, Boston, MA, is pleased to announce the firm has moved up a ranking to be the 25th largest firm in Massachusetts through the Boston Business Journal’s list of Largest Accounting Firms. Continuous growth in headcount and CPAs has been the driving force and is evident in the progression of ranking over the last few years.

The firm recently welcomed Steven Shaw as a Tax Supervisor.


Pender Newkirk & Company, Tampa, FL, is proud to announce that David M. Ritzert has joined the firm as an audit partner. Ritzert will be responsible for the firm’s strategic growth initiatives as well as leadership and mentoring to the firm’s audit team members. He joins the firm’s SEC Practice Division and specializes in services for public company clients as well as growth-oriented privately held companies.

Ritzert possesses more than 20 years of public accounting experience with international firms including of Ernst & Young, LLP, working in their Tampa, New York and European offices, and most recently with the Chicago office of Grant Thornton, LLP. He has served a broad range of industries including consumer products, manufacturing, distribution, telecommunications and technology companies. He has extensive SEC experience including initial public offerings, secondary offerings and private placement (144A) transactions of debt and equity securities.

Earth Charter US has named the firm as a recipient of the 2010 Sustainable Business Awards. This program honors companies in the Tampa Bay area that exemplify the triple bottom line of people, planet, and profit. Recipients demonstrated creativity in this year's difficult economic environment, maintaining their commitment to retaining employees, contributing to the community and safeguarding the health of the planet.


Rob Watts, Managing Partner, Rolfe, Benson, Vancouver, BC, and his entire family were torch bearers for the 2010 Winter Olympics held in Vancouver. What a once-in-a-lifetime experience!

(Rob is waving at the camera)


 

 


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