ALABAMA
Warren, Averett, Kimbrough & Marino LLC, Birmingham, has launched Outsourced CIO Solutions, an IT and business intelligence consulting service.
CHINA
Friedman LLP has opened an office in Beijing. It was recently ranked the No. 3 auditor serving Chinese-based SEC registrants.
MICHIGAN
The tax partners at Plante & Moran PLLC have launched a blog at http://tax-blog.plantemoran.com to discuss, among other things, Michigan Governor Rick Snyder's proposal to replace the state's business tax with a corporate income tax.
NEW JERSEY
Cowan, Gunteski & Co. PA, Tinton Falls and Toms River, has been named one of the Best Places to Work in New Jersey by NJBiz in the Small/Medium Category. This is the firm's fifth consecutive year on the list.
TEXAS
Diane Lundell and Jenneth Watson have signed a franchising agreement with BookKeeping Express to open an office in Sugar Land, serving the Sugar Land area, including Richmond, Katy, Stafford and West Houston. The new office will open in April 2011 and will be BookKeeping Express' second in Texas. ... Calvetti, Ferguson & Wagner PC, Houston, has launched a health care practice, which will be led by partner Manish Seth.
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