ALABAMA
Barfield, Murphy, Shank & Smith has been named Small Business of the Month by the Birmingham Business Alliance.
ILLINOIS
Crowe Horwath LLP, Oak Brook, has contributed $81,250 of its total $325,000 commitment to the Accounting Doctoral Scholars Program of the AICPA Foundation, which provides funding for up to 30 new Ph.D candidates each year. For more about the program, contact adsprogram@aicpa.org or (919) 402-4524 or visit www.adsphd.org.
NEW JERSEY
Cowan, Gunteski & Co. PA, Toms River, has been named one of the Best Places to Work in New Jersey in the Medium Category by NJBiz.
NEW YORK
KPMG LLP, New York, has joined the HP Agility Alliance, to combine the firm's business advisory capabilities with HP's technology expertise.
OHIO
SS&G has been named one of the Best Employers in Ohio for the fifthconsecutive year in the Large Company Category by the Ohio Chamber of Commerce and the Society for Human Resource Management.
PENNSYLVANIA
ParenteBeard LLC, Philadelphia, has launched its new brand, complete with a new logo, new brand statement - "Confidence through Clarity" - a comprehensive marketing and communications program, and a new Web site, at www.parentebeard.com.
