BRAZIL
BornHallmann Auditores Associados, Belo Horizonte, has joined Enterprise Worldwide. The firm serves clients in most Brazilian states.
FLORIDA
Kaufman, Rossin & Co. PA, Miami, has been named the No. 1 Best Place to Work in its size category by the South Florida Business Journal. This is the sixth straight year the firm has been on the list.
GEORGIA
CCH Small Firm Services, a Wolters Kluwer business, will open a new headquarters facility in Kennesaw in the third quarter of 2010.The first employees will move to the new facility in the summer of 2010, with complete transition of the company's currently dispersed operations to be completed in 2012.
ILLINOIS
The Springfield office of Sikich LLP has moved to 3201 West White Oaks Drive. Sikich has 80 local employees. ... Crowe Horwath LLP, Oak Brook, has received a number of honors: It received the National Balance Award from the American Society of Women Accountants Educational Foundation; it was named one of the Best Places to Work in Tampa, Fla., by the Tampa Bay Business Journal; for the fifth consecutive year, its Grand Rapids, Mich., office was named one of West Michigan's 101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For by the Michigan Business and Professional Association, as well as receiving a top 10 Elite Award; its Oak Brook and Chicago offices were named to the 101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For list for the fifth consecutive year, and won an Elite Award, from the National Association for Business Resources; it was named one of the Best Places to Work in Indiana by the Indiana Chamber of Commerce for the fourth consecutive year; its Louisville and Lexington, Ky., offices were named one of the Best Places to Work in Kentucky for the fifth consecutive year by the Kentucky Society for Human Resource Management and the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce; it was named one of the Best Employers in Tennessee for the third consecutive year by Business Tennessee magazine; and for the fourth straight year, its Cleveland and Columbus offices were named one of the Best Employers in Ohio by the Society for Human Resource Management - Ohio State Council.
MICHIGAN
Clayton & McKervey, Southfield, has opened a Chinese Web site to attract Chinese businesses expanding to the U.S. The firm provides start-up services for Chinese businesses such as initial tax filings and computer hardware and software selection, as well as ongoing services such as bookkeeping functions and payroll preparation. For more, visit www.claytonmckervey.cn.
MISSOURI
Craig Kaminer, Cliff Campeau and Keith Yahl have formed Evolutionize, St. Louis, to help small and midsized financial service firms grow. It specializes in providing a broad range of business development support, including lead generation, prospect conversion and client retention solutions using a suite of marketing services supported by Web-enabled products and analytics. Services are offered on a monthly subscription basis.
NEW JERSEY
Members of Fazio, Mannuzza, Roche, Tankel, LaPilusa LLC, Cranford, participated in their second Go Red Jean Day to raise awareness and help the American Heart Association. Members were encouraged to wear red and denim in exchange for a $5 donation, and raised over $450.
NEW YORK
KPMG LLP, New York City, was named the first winner of the Financial Stewardship Award for high ethical standards in the financial services industry by the University of Pittsburgh's David Berg Center for Ethics and Leadership and Beta Alpha Psi.
NORTH CAROLINA
Breslow Starling, Greensboro, has received approval of its registration with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board. ... Blair, Bohlé & Whitsitt PLLC, Charlotte, was a sponsor of the sixth annual CharlotteSaves Community Partnership Luncheon. The firm has been involved with CharlotteSaves, a financial literacy program, for five years. ... Hughes Pittman & Gupton LLP, Raleigh, sponsored the 19th annual CED Biotech Conference in February, and will serve as a Gold Sponsor for all 2010 CED events.
