CONNECTICUT
Forensic Accounting Services LLC, Glastonbury, recently awarded Stratford High School studentMeagan Simon a scholarship in recognition of her interest in becoming a CPA and pursuing a career in forensic accounting. Simon plans to attend Saint Anselm College in New Hampshire and major in accounting and criminal justice to be a CPA and forensic accountant, which she hopes will eventually lead her to a career with the FBI.
MARYLAND
Larry Devitt has launched CapellaTax Network, Baltimore, to offer group pre-paid tax preparation and advice services. Through CapellaTax Network, employers can offer employees discounted access to a network of CPAs for tax preparation and year-round tax advice.
NEW YORK
KPMG LLP, New York City, announced that it has achieved a 22 percent carbon reduction over three years from its 2007 baseline target as part of its "Living Green" program, launched in 2008. The firm also claimed to have reduced its non-recycled waste by 51 percent, air travel by 26 percent, and office energy usage by 7 percent.
OHIO
Walthall, Drake & Wallace LLP, Independence, has been named a 2011 Top Workplace in Northeast Ohio by WorkplaceDynamics and The Plain Dealer. ... Battelle Capital Advisors LLC, an affiliate of Battelle & Battelle LLP, has formed an alliance with McGladrey Capital Markets LLC, an affiliate of RSM McGladrey Inc., to broaden its scope of services to area businesses. McGladrey Capital Markets offers investment banking services, and provides merger and acquisition and capital formation resources for middle-market companies, both private and public. ... Skoda Minotti Marketing Services Group, Cleveland, received a Marketing Achievement Award from theAssociation for Accounting Marketing for its 2010 holiday greeting e-card.
PENNSYLVANIA
Citrin Cooperman, Philadelphia, raised $15,652 in support of the American Cancer Society's 2011 Relay For Life of Ocean City, N.J., in late June. Citrin Cooperman's team of 20 members gathered at Ocean City High School and took turns walking and running around the school's track in honor of the society's mission to eliminate and prevent cancer. Partner Jeffrey Gittler led the charge in the Philadelphia office, raising more than $12,000 and encouraging his co-workers to support the effort.
TEXAS
McConnell Jones Lanier & Murphy LLP, Houston, has added a strategy and operations practice to work with clients to design and implement solutions that create sustainable competitive advantages, increase operational efficiency and improve profitability. Service lines include: strategy, process excellence, financial analysis, technology enablement and organizational change. The practice will be led by Bobby Dixon.
WASHINGTON, D.C.
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, Washington, D.C., announced the launch of its PCAOB Scholarship Program. The program will award 52 scholarships of $10,000 each, and will be administered and managed by ACT Inc., Iowa City, Iowa. As mandated by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, funds for the scholarships come from monetary penalties imposed by the board. The board has released the names of the 52 recipient institutions; their names, as well as eligibility requirements and other details, are available on the PCAOB Web site, www.pcaobus.org.
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