CALIFORNIA
ReNew Group, Oakland, has launched "Trust," its client needs analysis application, in North America. The program was created by CEO Shannon Vincent and RAN-ONE co-founder Paul Dunn.
FLORIDA
Gunn & Co. PA, Jacksonville, has joined the RSM McGladrey Network, an affiliation of independent accounting firms.
ILLINOIS
Grant Thornton LLP, Chicago, ranked highest in the 2004 Audit Firm Performance Study from J.D. Power and Associates, and second overall in a separate study of major tax firms.
KENTUCKY
Martin & Wall PC has joined Alliott Group North America, Louisville, a worldwide network of independent firms. Martin & Wall, which has three partners and offices in Washington and Chicago, has practices in wealth and tax advisory, federal government contracting, and forensic accounting.
VIRGINIA
Piascik & Associates PC, Richmond, has received the 2004 Torch Award for Business Integrity from the Better Business Bureau of Central Virginia. The award recognizes companies with a solid commitment to conducting business in an ethical fashion, and Piascik was specifically cited for, among other things, protecting the identity of its clients and putting their interests before its own.