Firms

* CaliforniaIronbridge LLP, Pasadena, has joined Inpact Americas, an international affiliation of accounting firms with over 150 member firms in 70 countries.

* Connecticut

Charles A. Barragato & Co. LLP, New York, has opened an office in New Haven to serve the health care industry, tax-exempt organizations, closely held businesses and high-net-worth individuals. Janice A. Wolf, who spent 17 years at Ernst & Young, will oversee the development of the firm's New England practice.

* Kentucky

Crowe Chizek and Co. LLC, Louisville, was named one of the Best Places to Work in Kentucky by the Kentucky Society for Human Resource Management and the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce.

* Michigan

Derderian, Kann, Seyferth & Salucci PC, Troy, has become a founding sponsor of the Family Business Center at Walsh College.

* Mississippi

Smith, Turner & Reeves, Jackson, has joined the BDO Seidman Alliance, a nationwide association of 140 independent local and regional accounting and consulting firms.

* New Hampshire

Leone, McDonnell & Roberts, Wolfeboro, has acquired H. Richard & Co. CPAs PLLC, Exeter, bringing it to five offices and more than 40 staff.

* New Jersey

Fraud Prevention Network Inc., Toms River, has been launched to prevent, detect and eliminate fraud in public housing authorities. Founded by CPA Richard Larsen, the firm's signature service is its fraud tipline, 877-FRAUD-EX.

* Ohio

Tenney Bailey & Associates LLC, Marietta, has acquired the accounting firm of Ronald D. Leach CPA, CVA, Parkersburg, W. Va. Ronald Leach will join the firm as a principal.

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