BELGIUMA & F Services, Dendermond, has joined the European Region of JHI International.
BRITISH COLUMBIA
Sage Software has opened a new facility in Richmond to house the Canadian operations and global development teams for its Sage Accpac ERP and Simply Accounting by Sage product lines.
CONNECTICUT
The Deloitte Foundation, Wilton, the not-for-profit arm of Deloitte LLP, awarded first place in its 13th Annual Deloitte National Student Case Study Competition to a team of students from Brigham Young University. A team of students from the University of Notre Dame placed second in the competition, which was held recently in Scottsdale, Ariz.
ILLINOIS
Becker Professional Review, Oak Brook Terrace, has selected 50 students from colleges and universities across the country for its Scholarships for Success program. Each will receive a Becker CPA Review scholarship to prepare for the CPA Exam.
IOWA
Ricardo J. Alverio has opened Accounting & Tax Solutions, Norwalk. ... McGowen, Hurst, Clark & Smith PC has been named 2007 Business of the Year in the Small Business Division by the West Des Moines Chamber of Commerce. ... Allan M. Redenius and David L. Bowser have formed Redenius & Bowser LLP, Fort Dodge.
MARYLAND
McConnell Jones Lanier & Murphy LLP has opened a new office in Bethesda to serve the Washington, D.C., metro area. The office will be led by director Eric Ernest.
MASSACHUSETTS
Vitale Caturano, Boston, has acquired SharePoint solutions provider Jornata, whose founder, Mauro Cardarelli, has joined VC’s technology consulting group as a director.
NEW YORK
Mahoney Cohen & Co. CPA PC, New York City, has become a corporate partner of the Fordham University Graduate School of Business Administration’s Institute for Family and Private Enterprise. Mahoney Cohen’s director of family offices services, Marc Minker, will serve on the institute’s Board of Directors. ... Marcum & Kliegman LLP, Melville and New York City, has been named the No. 1 Large-Sized, For-Profit Company to Work For in New York by the New York State Society for Human Resources Management.
OHIO
Cohen & Co. has been named one of the Best Employers in Ohio among small/medium companies by the Ohio Chamber of Commerce. ... SS&G Financial Services has been named one of the Best Employers in Ohio among larger companies by the Ohio Chamber.
PENNSYLVANIA
Briggs, Bunting & Dougherty LLP, Philadelphia, has formed BBD Cayman, an affiliate in the Cayman Islands to service offshore funds.
TEXAS
The Kenrich Group LLC has opened a fourth office, in Dallas.
WASHINGTON
Falco Sult & Co. PS, Redmond, has been named one of the Most Dependable Accounting Professionals of the West by Goldline Research in a list published in Forbes magazine.