FLORIDA
Rachlin Cohen & Holtz LLP, Miami, has changed its name to Rachlin LLP.
ILLINOIS
Crowe Chizek and Co. LLC, Oak Brook, has been named 2007 Due Diligence/Valuation Firm of the Year by Mergers and Acquisitions Advisor.
MISSOURI
BKD LLP, Springfield, is celebrating its 85th anniversary this year. It marked the milestone on Founder's Day, Jan. 2, which was the date of the firm's establishment in 1923 in Kansas City and Joplin.
NEW YORK
Marcum & Kliegman LLP, New York City and Melville, has won two MarCom awards for its recruiting video, The Place to Be, and its "Business Heroes" advertising campaign.
PENNSYLVANIA
Beard Miller Co. LLP has merged in Edwards Sauer & Owens PC, Pittsburgh, adding four partners and 14 staff. In addition, BMC has moved its Philadelphia office to the Great Valley Corporate Center in Malvern, 1200 Atwater Drive, Suite 225.
RHODE ISLAND
Kahn, Litwin, Renza & Co. Ltd., Providence, has merged in Daniel J. Ryan & Co., adding 10 professionals to its staff.
TEXAS
Weaver and Tidwell LLP, Houston, has merged in Patterson, Newman & Associates LLC. William Newman has become partner-in-charge of the energy attestation practice, while Wade Watson has also joined the firm as a partner, and Charles Flaniken has joined the firm as a consultant and contract employee.