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Recent News ReleasesBKD, LLP, IASeminars Team Up on IFRS 2/5/2010SPRINGFIELD, MO. – Neal Spencer, BKD, LLP chief executive officer, announces BKD is collaborating with IASeminars, a leading independent provider of training courses on International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), to teach open enrollment and in-company IFRS courses throughout the United States. Full Text »» BKD, LLP Again Named ‘Best Accounting Firm to Work For’ 1/6/2010 SPRINGFIELD, MO. – Neal Spencer, BKD, LLP chief executive officer, announces BKD has been named one of the “Best Accounting Firms to Work For” in 2009 by Accounting Today magazine, marking the second consecutive year the firm has received the honor. BKD is the highest-ranking Top 10 firm in the large category, and one of just two Top 10 firms to make this year’s list. Full Text »» BKD, LLP Names Human Resources Director 12/18/2009 SPRINGFIELD, MO. – Neal Spencer, BKD, LLP chief executive officer, announces Julie Cummings as the firm’s human resources director, effective January 11, 2010. Cummings will administer the firm’s competitive People First compensation and benefits package and lead recruitment and retention programs. Full Text »» CEO Neal Spencer Re-elected to Second Three-year Term 12/16/2009 SPRINGFIELD, MO. – Neal Spencer, BKD, LLP chief executive officer, has been re-elected to a second three-year term by the firm’s partners. Spencer is responsible for the leadership and strategic direction of BKD’s more than 2,000 personnel, and he chairs BKD’s Management Committee. Spencer was re-elected to the CEO post in November of this year. Full Text »» BKD moves to new building downtown 9/14/2009 SPRINGFIELD, MO. – Neal Spencer, BKD, LLP chief executive officer, announces BKD has moved into its new building at the southwest corner of East St. Louis Street and John Q. Hammons Parkway. The four-story office building was constructed by the Kansas City office of Opus Northwest and houses the local Springfield office and the firm’s national office headquarters. Full Text »» New BKD building to feature local and regional artworks 7/23/2009 SPRINGFIELD, MO. – Neal Spencer, BKD, LLP chief executive officer, announces the firm has selected 51 pieces of local and regional art to be featured in its new building, which is currently under construction in Springfield, Missouri. Full Text »» BKD's Learning & Development Department Goes Green 7/6/2009 SPRINGFIELD, MO. – Eileen Wollenburg, director of BKD, LLP’s Learning & Development, announces the department is “going green” with environmentally friendly processes and procedures designed to help reduce paper and office supplies, encourage recycling and control energy use. Full Text »» BKD creates Benefit Plan Consulting division 6/12/2009 SPRINGFIELD, MO. – Neal Spencer, BKD, LLP, chief executive officer, announces the firm has created a Benefit Plan Consulting division of BKD Wealth Advisors, LLC. This new division focuses exclusively on providing employee benefit plan services such as plan design, implementation, compliance testing, regulatory filings and investment management to institutional clients. Full Text »» Dallas-based KBA Group LLP joins BKD 5/18/2009 DALLAS, TEXAS & SPRINGFIELD, MO. – Dallas-based accounting firm KBA Group LLP’s partners and staff will join Springfield, Mo.-based BKD, LLP, one of the 10 largest CPA and advisory firms in the United States on June 1, 2009, said BKD Chief Executive Officer Neal D. Spencer. Full Text »» Bob Lawson joins BKD as general counsel 5/8/2009 SPRINGFIELD, MO. – Neal Spencer, BKD, LLP chief executive officer, announces the addition of Bob Lawson as the firm’s first general counsel. Lawson, who officially begins May 11 as BKD’s in-house attorney, will coordinate the firm’s legal matters involving risk management, litigation, contracts, leases, client relations and certain personnel issues. Full Text »» BKD announces election of five new partners 5/8/2009 SPRINGFIELD, MO. – Neal Spencer, BKD, LLP chief executive officer, announces the election of five new partners who deliver unmatched client service, embrace change and show dedication to the firm’s values and the accounting industry. These individuals will assume their new roles beginning June 1, 2009. Full Text »» BKD announces promotion of 24 top performers 5/8/2009 SPRINGFIELD, MO. – Neal Spencer, BKD, LLP chief executive officer, announces the promotion of 24 individuals who deliver unmatched client service, embrace change and show dedication to the firm’s values and the accounting industry. Those promoted will assume their new roles beginning June 1, 2009. Full Text »» BKD sponsors 2009 Competitiveness Redbook 4/17/2009 BKD is pleased to sponsor the 2009 Competitiveness Redbook: National Edition, a guide designed to provide essential information about a state’s operating climate to help leaders assess how to best plan business opportunities for the year. Full Text »» BKD's Angela Morelock named to Most Influential Women list 2/27/2009 Angela Morelock, a partner in BKD, LLP’s Forensics & Valuation Services who leads the firm’s forensic accounting and investigations team, has been named one of Midwest CEO magazine’s “Most Influential Women.” Full Text »» |
