ARIZONA
BeachFleischman PC has launched the Strategic Operations and Advisory Resources services practice. SOAR offers integrated 360-degree operations consulting and outsourcing solutions for business owners seeking to supplement or streamline their operations, while partnering with one primary trusted advisor. SOAR includes a variety of back-office and project-based solutions including accounting, CFO, human resources and strategic & succession planning services. These services are available throughout Arizona and served by professionals based out of BeachFleischman's Tucson and Phoenix offices.
MASSACHUSETTS
AGN International North America Inc., an association of independent accounting and consulting firms, has admitted Johnson O’Connor Feron & Carucci LLP of Wakefield, Mass.
NEW YORK
KPMG LLP will be honored Wednesday, June 10th at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel by the National Academy Foundation, a national leader in developing career themed public high schools. In honor of their time and dedication to the NAF mission, and specifically NAF’s Academy of Finance, KPMG will receive the “Corporate Citizen Award.” This award is given out to the one organization each year which exemplifies its dedication to the program through the leadership role it plays in providing internships, developing career based workshops for students and providing job shadow days to allow students to get an inside glimpse of the business world. The 12th Annual NAF Benefit will take place at the Mandarin Oriental New York located at 80 Columbus Circle starting at 6:30 and will include a supper reception and awards presentation. RSSM CPA LLP has launched a rebranded company website to support the firm's accelerating business momentum. The new website features a clean, modern and dynamic visual design that is extremely easy for users to navigate. Its key features include a redesigned layout, streamlined navigation, improved search capability and integrated social media channels. The site also provides ready access to biographies of the firm's personnel and experts in specialty practice areas. Marcum LLP is expanding the Marcum Foundation from its historical roots in South Florida to become a nationwide charitable organization. The move will link the community service and charitable giving activities of all 17 U.S. Marcum offices under a unified umbrella. The Marcum Foundation, a 501(c)(3) organization, will be active in all Marcum markets, currently including California, Connecticut, Florida, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island.
ONTARIO
Deloitte and Women of Influence have entered into a strategic alliance. The agreement, which builds on a long-standing relationship between the two organizations, will enable them to make greater strides in advancing inclusion through gender diversity in the workplace. Inclusion and diversity are increasingly important in corporate boardrooms and government organizations across Canada as both a business imperative and more recently in some provinces as a compliance issue. For Deloitte, this strategic alliance augments our Human Capital Consulting practice by aligning with a visible brand to accelerate the delivery of Inclusion & Diversity consulting services and learning programs in collaboration with Women of Influence.
PENNSYLVANIA
Kuntz Lesher Capital LLC, an independent investment advisory firm located in Lancaster, has been recognized again by CNBC as one of the nation’s “Top 100 Fee-Only Wealth Management Firms.” A wholly-owned subsidiary of Reinsel Kuntz Lesher LLP, KLC is the only Central Pennsylvania firm included in the “Top 100,” coming in at No. 73.
TEXAS
Ryan was recently named as one of the 2015 Best Employers in Ohio. In its fifth consecutive win, Ryan ranked 19th in the Large Company category. The annual list of the Best Employers in Ohio was created by the Ohio SHRM State Council and Best Companies Group.
VIRGINIA
The Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants won a Capital Award of Merit in the media relations category of the 2015 Virginia Public Relations Awards, a statewide awards competition sponsored by the Richmond Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America. The survey, a partnership with Virginia Business magazine featured the insights of Virginia CPAs on a range of issues including the economic recovery, outlook for the Virginia and national economies, the Affordable Care Act, the Virginia business climate, foreign investment, corporate taxation and access to business capital. Analysis of the survey results appeared as the feature story in the November 2014 issue of Virginia Business and as part of a roundtable panel discussion moderated by the magazine featuring a panel of VSCPA members.
WASHINGTON, D.C.
Halt, Buzas and Powell, Ltd. will now offer managed IT support as a part of its services to businesses and nonprofit organizations in the Washington, DC area. The newest service area, led by Donovan Brock, Director of Managed IT Services, will include services such as outsourced help desk support, system monitoring, server implementation, and internal network design.
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