Firm News: Dec. 19, 2013

CALIFORNIA

HMWC CPAs & Business Advisors in Tustin has provided charitable donations to six local non-profit organizations: Blind Children’s Learning Center; Boys and Girls Club of Tustin; Family Promise of Orange County; Orange County Rescue Mission; Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County; and Olive Crest. Each of these non-profits does an excellent job in helping Orange County citizens and HMWC CPAs & Business Advisors is proud to support them. … 2013 is about to come to a close and to celebrate Newark, Calif.-based RoseRyan has created the Year-End Cure cocktail. The recipe includes: For garnish: Orange peel, whole cloves, star anise, cinnamon sticks. 6 oz quality dark rum, such as Barbancourt 8. 4 half-inch slabs of compound butter and 5 cups mulled apple cider. The entire recipe along with 19 other RoseRyan cocktails can be found can be found here.

FLORIDA

Myers, Brettholtz & Co., Fort Myers, will hold its 12th annual nonprofit workshop on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014, from 7:15 a.m. to 5 p.m. The seminar, “On Board: Leading the Way to Good Governance,” will take place at the Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre located at 1380 Colonial Boulevard in Fort Myers. … Averett Warmus Durkee, Orlando, is the founding sponsor of the semiannual Trends in Philanthropy event. This seminar series is designed to bring nationally known speakers to the Central Florida market to share best practices, discuss innovations, and explore new opportunities in the philanthropic, nonprofit space. For more information about Trends in Philanthropy, visit the most recent event page. … Batts Morrison Wales & Lee, Orlando, has opened up new offices in Costa Mesa, Calif., and Charlotte, N.C. The new offices, which will open at the beginning of 2014, join BMWL’s existing offices in Orlando, Fla., Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and Atlanta, Ga.

GEORGIA

Windham Brannon has pulled in double-digit revenue growth for the year. The Atlanta-based firm ended its fiscal year on September 30 and its IT advisory and real estate practice areas had the biggest increases. The firm reported that it's annual revenues grew by 11 percent between October 2012 and November 2013 ?all of which can be contributed to organic growth.

PENNSYLVANIA

Grant Thornton LLP has relocated its Philadelphia office within Two Commerce Square at 2001 Market St. to floors 7 and 8 from floors 28, 30, 31 and 32. The total space leased is 62,948 square feet.

VIRGINIA

The Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants held the 2013 VSCPA Leadership Academy for young professionals from Nov. 18–20, 2013, at the Place at Innsbrook in Glen Allen. Twenty-five young CPAs were selected to attend, which was designed for young professionals to find out what leadership looks like in today’s accounting profession.

 

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