Firms

* CALIFORNIAMacias Gini & Co. LLP, Sacramento, moved up to No. 302 in the 2006 Hispanic Business 500 ranking of the largest Hispanic-owned companies in the U.S. compiled by Hispanic Business magazine.

* FLORIDA

Ryan Technologies, Hollywood, and Mendelson Consulting, Pembroke Pines, have merged. They will operate under the Mendelson name.

* NEW JERSEY

J.H. Cohn LLC has been named Company of the Year by APICS Northern New Jersey (the Association for Operations Management).

* NEW YORK

Mitchell & Titus, New York, announced that it expects to join Ernst & Young Global Limited as a member firm. It will continue to operate under its current name and ownership. ... Ellen Zimiles and Joseph Spinelli have launched Daylight Forensic & Advisory LLC, New York, a fraud risk management firm. Both were formerly principals with a Big Four firms; Zimiles also served 10 years as an assistant U.S. attorney, and Spinelli was an FBI agent and inspector general of New York State.

* TEXAS

PKF Texas PC, Houston, won three Excalibur Awards - one gold for external communications, and two bronze for the direct mail and other brand management program categories - from the Public Relations Society of America's Houston chapter, for the firm's Profit Enhancement Plus program. In addition, the firm received three awards from the Association for Accounting Marketing, including Best in Show, for its business blog, www.fromgregshead.com. ... State Tax Advisors, Kingwood, has relocated its main office to 1308 Kingwood Drive to accommodate its recent growth.

* WASHINGTON

Clark Nuber, Bellevue, received a Community Service Award from the Association of Washington Business for its projects to mobilize people into action. For instance, several Clark Nuber employees recently participated in Seattle Works Day, which is designed to inform and inspire people in their 20s and 30s, including college students, to take action in the community.

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