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CALIFORNIA

Cathy Hyodo, market managing partner in the Los Angeles office at Grant Thornton, was named a Los Angeles Business Journal Woman of Influence and Top 100 Accountant for the third consecutive year.

Justin Patellaro was hired as a wealth advisor in the San Ramon office at Eide Bailly.

DELAWARE

Boxes of Kraft Foods Group Inc. macaroni & cheese are displayed for a photograph in Fog Hill Market in San Francisco.
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Whisman Giordano and Associates, Newark, donated over 1,800 boxes of macaroni and cheese and stuffing and raised $10,559 for the Food Bank of Delaware in advance of Thanksgiving, as part of its 50 Acts of Kindness initiative to celebrate its 50th anniversary.

GEORGIA

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John Gordon
John Gordon was hired as director of business development at Hancock Advisors, part of Hancock Askew & Co., Atlanta. 

Tom Houlihan was hired as managing director to lead the transaction advisory services practice at Mauldin & Jenkins, Atlanta. 

INDIA

ASA Corporate Catalyst joined Baker Tilly International.

IRELAND

Cronin & Co., Dublin, joined Russell Bedford International.

NEW JERSEY

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Withum, Princeton, hosted its 13th annual Withum Week of Caring, when firms assisted with food banks, park clean-ups, toy drives, senior centers, 5K runs and more, serving over 80 charities and organizations in 21 regions, and volunteering a total of 4,000 hours.

NEW YORK

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Kim Clark Pakstys, managing director of CFO Advisory at CohnReznick, New York, has been named one of the Top 25 Private Equity Consultants and Leaders of 2023 by The Consulting Report, while the firm itself was named Best Tax Advisory by Private Equity Wire, and Best Audit Firm Overall by Hedgeweek.

OHIO

Rea & Associates relocated its Dublin office to a more expansive space at 5400 Frantz Road, Suite 200, in Dublin.

TEXAS

Ashly Pleasant was hired as director of ESG and sustainability services at Weaver, Houston. 

Doreen Griffith, market managing partner in the Dallas office at Grant Thornton, was named to D CEO's Dallas 500 list, recognizing the most influential leaders in Dallas, for the second consecutive year. 

WASHINGTON

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Moss Adams, Seattle, has launched a government contractors practice to help businesses navigate the complexities of working with governments in areas such as aerospace and defense, construction, renewable energy and technology. It will offer a range of services, including Federal Acquisition Regulation compliance consulting, cost accounting standards implementation and support, Defense Contract Audit Agency-compliant accounting systems, indirect rate preparation and analysis, incurred cost submissions and government contract proposal preparation and negotiation, and more. The practice will be led by partners Rich Weber and Sheila Herrera.
Forvis released its 2024 Annual Higher Education Outlook, available here. 
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