Firms on the move: Wipfli wins prize for business excellence
March 31, 2017 9:00 AM
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Withum partners with Orlando tech leaders to mentor early-stage companies; Grassi & Co. adds compliance advisors; and more news from CPA offices across the country.
ARIZONA
Lohman Company, Mesa, was named to the Phoenix Business Journal’s Top 25 Accounting Firms list for the 14th consecutive year.
CALIFORNIA
Novogradac & Company, San Francisco, released the 2017 edition of the report, Novogradac Multifamily Rental Housing Operating Expense Report–Survey and Analysis of LIHTC Properties, which found the cost of operating acquisition-rehabilitation properties in 2015 was $902 per unit higher than new construction properties and nearly double the margin of $477 per unit in 2010.
FRANCE
Axens Audit, Andrezieux, joined the Europe, Middle East & Africa Region of PrimeGlobal.
GEORGIA
Moore Colson, Atlanta, was named one of Atlanta’s 2017 Top Workplaces by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution for the seventh consecutive year.
NEW JERSEY
WithumSmith+Brown is partnering with Canvs, Starter Studio, FireSpring Fund and the Orlando Tech Association over the next two years as a Visionary Sponsor that will be mentoring early-stage tech companies in building their businesses throughout the state’s central region. Canvs is a nonprofit co-working space for tech startups in downtown Orlando; Starter Studio provides education, mentorship, legal and financial resources; FireSpring Fund is a seed-stage capital provider and advanced tech accelerator; and Orlando Tech Association is a voice and conduit for Orlando’s tech community.
NEW YORK
Grassi & Co., New York, announced an affiliation of COMPASS-Regulatory and Compliance Advisers, led by Gary Swiman as president and Larry Wagner as managing director, to be based out of the firm’s Manhattan office.
OHIO
Blue & Co., Cincinnati, was named a 2017 Emerging Business Leader, honoring businesses experiencing growth and that demonstrate exceptional leadership, expertise and a positive impact on employees, by Lead Cincinnati magazine.
SPAIN
Olleros Abogados, Madrid and Valencia, joined Andersen Global as a member firm, officially adopting the Andersen name and combining with the existing Barcelona team to operate as Andersen Tax & Legal in Spain.
WISCONSIN
Wipfli, Milwaukee, was honored by the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay with its inaugural Weyenberg Prize for Business Excellence, recognizing a company that demonstrated business excellence through leadership transformation, strategy and execution. Wipfli received the award at UW-Green Bay’s annual Business Week Dinner on March 28. UW-Green Bay business administration student Justin Krizenesky also received a scholarship in the name of Wipfli for exemplifying the spirit of the Weyenberg Prize.
