News Releases

Watson Named Managing Partner of Dallas-Waco Practice 1/30/2012
DALLAS, TEXAS – Steven Warren, managing partner of BKD’s South Region, is proud to announce that Assistant Managing Partner Tom Watson has been named managing partner of the firm’s Dallas-Waco practice, effective January 1. Read More

Retired BKD Partner Joins Governmental Accounting Standards Board 1/25/2012
Retired BKD Partner Jim Brown has been selected to the seven-member Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB). He will serve a five-year term on the board commencing on July 1, 2012. Read More

BKD Foundation Sponsors Habitat Home in “Ten for Joplin” Blitz Build 9/27/2011
NATIONAL OFFICE – BKD’s charitable arm, the BKD Foundation, is sponsoring a Habitat for Humanity home in the Ten for Joplin project, an ambitious effort to erect 10 new homes for residents displaced by the devastating EF-5 tornado that struck Joplin, Missouri, on May 22, 2011. Read More

Indy Plays Host to One Great Week 2011 9/22/2011
NATIONAL OFFICE – Neal Spencer, BKD, LLP chief executive officer, is proud to announce the firm’s annual leadership conference, One Great Week 2011, is headed to Indianapolis. More than 700 partners and employees will attend the five-day event. Read More

BKD Technologies Named To 2011 VAR 100 9/2/2011
BKD Technologies, a division of BKD, has been named to Accounting Today’s 2011 VAR 100. BKD ranks No. 12 out of 100 value-added resellers (VARs) in the United States. Read More

Hutson, Lindner Receive 2011 BKD PRIDE Awards 8/25/2011
NATIONAL OFFICE – Neal Spencer, BKD, LLP chief executive officer, is proud to announce the firm’s 2011 PRIDE Award winners: Don Hutson, national industry partner for BKD National Financial Services Group, and Chris Lindner, a supervisor in the firm’s Lincoln, Nebraska, office. Read More

First State Bank Receives BKD Award for Excellence & Innovation 8/22/2011
SPRINGFIELD, MO. – BKD and the Missouri Independent Bankers Association announce First State Bank of Joplin as the recipient of the 2011 BKD Award for Excellence & Innovation for its efforts to aid Joplin tornado victims. Read More

BKD Makes Airplane Available to Cancer Patients 7/14/2011
NATIONAL OFFICE – BKD, LLP joined the Corporate Angel Network (CAN) on June 1, and the firm’s corporate plane is now available to cancer and bone marrow transplant patients requesting free air travel through CAN. Read More

BKD, LLP Acquires Waco Accounting Firm 7/8/2011
On July, 1, 2011, BKD, LLP acquired Waco, Texas-based accounting firm Parrish, Moody & Fikes, P.C., a respected health care accounting firm that works with more than 80 hospitals. Read More

BKD Technologies Launches DynamicsGPInsights.com 6/28/2011
BKD unveils multimedia website devoted to disseminating Microsoft Dynamics GP information. Read More

HealthCareReformInsights.com Launches Mobile App 6/21/2011
BKD continues to present new ways to share its health care expertise with the release of a free HealthCareReformInsights.com application for Android mobile devices. Read More

Firm & Foundation Raise $150,000 for Joplin Relief Effort 6/9/2011
BKD, LLP is pleased to announce that firm employees and partners have donated more than $150,000 to help family, friends and other victims of the devastating EF-5 tornado that struck Joplin, Missouri, on
May 22, 2011. Read More

Health Care Group Partners with Washington Veteran 5/31/2011
BKD is proud to announce a new relationship with a well-known Washington attorney, giving the firm an opportunity to expand its national health care thought leadership. Read More

BKD Announces Election of 2011 Partners 4/26/2011
NATIONAL OFFICE – Neal Spencer, BKD, LLP chief executive officer, announces the election of six partners who will assume their new roles beginning June 1, 2011. The newly elected partners represent a variety of industries, and their clients include health care organizations, financial institutions, manufacturers, contractors and retailers. Read More

BKD Promotes Five to Director Level 4/26/2011
NATIONAL OFFICE – Neal Spencer, BKD, LLP chief executive officer, announces the promotion of five professionals to the position of director. These individuals will assume their new roles beginning June 1, 2011. They possess superior technical skills in their respective fields, and their individual efforts have had a lasting impact on the firm’s overall success. Read More

New Senior Managers Define BKD PRIDE 4/26/2011
NATIONAL OFFICE – Neal Spencer, BKD, LLP chief executive officer, announces the promotion of 24 client service professionals to senior manager, senior managing consultant and senior managing advisor. These firm leaders will assume their new roles beginning June 1, 2011. Read More

BKD Celebrates Promotion of New Managers 4/26/2011
NATIONAL OFFICE – Neal Spencer, BKD, LLP chief executive officer, announces the promotion of 20 client service professionals who deliver unmatched client service, embrace the firm’s values and are committed to the accounting industry. The firm’s newest managers, managing consultants and managing advisors will assume their new roles beginning June 1, 2011. Read More

National A&A Director to Speak on Financial Reporting 4/20/2011
BKD National Accounting & Auditing (A&A) Director Doug Bennett has been chosen to participate on a panel of industry experts that will discuss potential changes in accounting and financial reporting in May. Read More

Scott Golan Named Managing Partner of BKD's Cincinnati Office 4/14/2011
NATIONAL OFFICE – Neal Spencer, BKD, LLP chief executive officer, announces Partner Scott Golan as the new managing partner of the firm’s Cincinnati office. Golan will oversee 45 BKD client service professionals and support team members. Read More

Mark Sharp Joins National Home Care & Hospice Advisory Board 4/7/2011
NATIONAL OFFICE – Springfield Partner Mark Sharp of BKD, LLP has been appointed to the National Association for Home Care & Hospice’s (NAHC) Home Care & Hospice Financial Managers Association (HHFMA) Advisory Board for 2011. Read More

Regional Industry Leader Named for Health Care 3/8/2011
NATIONAL OFFICE – Kimberly McKay has been chosen as the regional industry leader for the North Region of BKD National Health Care Group. Read More

National Industry Partner Named for Health Care 2/10/2011
NATIONAL OFFICE – Neal Spencer, BKD, LLP chief executive officer, announces that Eddie Marmouget has been chosen to lead BKD National Health Care Group as the new national industry partner. Read More