CALIFORNIA

Melanie Krygier was named the growth leader of the private equity tax practice at Grant Thornton, San Francisco.

CANADA

Blake Oliver
Blake Oliver
Blake Oliver was hired as accounting community advocate at Relay, Toronto.

ILLINOIS

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Sikich lobby in Naperville, Illinois
Sikich, Chicago, partnered with TraceLink to use its supply chain issue management technology to support clients.

PKF Mueller, Elgin, collaborated with American SMB Services to launch Mueller dotKonnect, a finance as a service solution to serve as an extension of the firm’s client advisory services.

The Illinois CPA Society, Chicago, released a new video of president and CEO Todd Shapiro discussing the decline in CPA candidates and how to reestablish the significance of the credential.

MISSOURI

KPM CPAs & Advisors, Springfield, launched a new website with a modern design and easier navigation.

THE NETHERLANDS

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Eelco van der Enden
Eelco van der Enden was appointed CEO of GRI, beginning Jan. 1, 2022. (Read the full story.)

NEW JERSEY

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Sax, Parsippany, gave its fourth annual Founders’ Award to Fighting Children’s Cancer Foundation, awarding the nonprofit a $15,000 unrestricted gift for best embodying this year’s theme of “Imagination.” Nearly 150 nonprofits submitted videos for their chance to win the award. (Read the full story.)

The New Jersey Society of CPAs, Roseland, expanded its accounting scholarship program to include a Minority Scholarship, funded by Deloitte and offered to New Jersey high school seniors who are racially or ethnically diverse and considering accounting as their college major. As part of the pilot program, multiple scholarships of $1,500 each will be awarded to qualifying applicants from four New Jersey high schools as part of the pilot program: Rahway High School, West Orange High School, New Brunswick High School and East Side High School. (Read the full story.)

NEW YORK

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KPMG, New York, announced enhancements to the firm’s compensation and benefits package. (Read the full story.)

Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting, New York, joined BDO Alliance USA as a member of its vendor marketing program.

CohnReznick, New York, was named to Newsweek’s Top 100 Most Loved Workplaces for 2021. Additionally, the firm was named Best Accounting Firm by Private Equity Wire and, for the second consecutive year, was named Best Audit Firm by Hedgeweek.

NORTH DAKOTA

Eide Bailly, Fargo, announced its annual “Resourcefullness” award winners, bestowing $50,000 to nonprofits in five states. (Read the full story.)

PENNSYLVANIA

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James Simers
James Simers was appointed talent development manager in the human resources department at RKL, Lancaster.

Misty Danner was promoted to manager at Rotz & Stonesifer, Chambersburg.

Brown Schultz Sheridan & Fritz has moved its Lancaster office to a new location at 454 New Holland Ave. Suite 101.

TEXAS

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Benjamin Sparks
Benjamin Sparks was hired as lead tax partner for transaction advisory engagements in the Dallas office and William Frazier as a managing director in valuation services in the Houston office, at Weaver.

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