FLORIDADohan Brown Salum + Ferro CPA, Miami, has joined Firm Foundation.
ILLINOIS
Grant Thornton LLP, Chicago, received the Trusted Advisor Award from nonprofit group Springboard Enterprises, in recognition of its support of women entrepreneurs.
MARYLAND
Gelman, Rosenberg & Freedman, Bethesda, announced the winners of the 2007 Gelman, Rosenberg & Freedman Excellence in Chief Executive Leadership (EXCEL) Awards, as chosen by the Center for Nonprofit Advancement: Rino Aldrighetti of the Pulmonary Hypertension Association, Lynn Brantley of the Capital Area Food Bank, and Mary Funke of N Street Village. Betty Jo Gaines of Bright Beginnings and Chris Hart-Wright of Strive DC received honorable mentions.
MISSOURI
BAM Advisor Services LLC, St. Louis, is celebrating its 10th anniversary. From two firms with $3 million in assets under management, it now supports more than 100 firms with $7.5 billion in client assets.
NEW YORK
KPMG LLP, New York City, has admitted 134 new partners for 2007 — 50 in the audit practice, 38 in the advisory practice, 44 in tax, and two in national support services. KPMG’s U.S. partnership now totals 1,837. ...
Marcum & Kliegman LLP, Melville and New York City, has donated $25,000 in proceeds from its 2007 Marcum & Kliegman Workplace Challenge to the Long Island Children’s Museum and the Children’s Medical Fund of New York.
OHIO
Skoda, Minotti & Co., Cleveland, has been named to the NorthCoast 99 list of the best workplaces in Northeast Ohio for the second year in a row by the Employers Resource Council. ... Employees, friends and family members of Ciuni & Panichi Inc., Cleveland, participated in the Susan G. Komen 2007 Northeast Ohio Race for the Cure for the second year in a row, raising over $3,600.
PENNSYLVANIA
Smart Business Advisory and Consulting LLC, Devon, has presented Special Olympics Pennsylvania with a gift of $50,000 raised through the firm’s annual golf tournament. Since 2003, Smart has raised over $270,000 for Special Olympics organizations. The firm also served as the premier sponsor of SOPA’s Fall Festival at Villanova University in early November. ... Carbis Walker LLP has relocated its Pittsburgh office to 5700 Corporate Drive, Suite 650.
