Recent News Releases

BKD Wins National Award for Electronic Marketing Efforts 8/6/2010
SPRINGFIELD, MO. – BKD’s Stay Connected Campaign received a Marketing Achievement Award at the 2010 Association for Accounting Marketing Summit in Washington, D.C., June 22-25. The firm took top honors in the electronic newsletters category for firms with more than $15 million in annual revenue. Full Text »»

BKD, LLP Launches HealthCareReformInsights.com 6/17/2010
A recognized leader in the health care industry, BKD has created a special, interactive website—www.HealthCareReformInsights.com—to help health care providers navigate these sweeping changes. Visitors to the site can access health care reform information through multiple media, including podcasts, YouTube videos and webinars. Full Text »»

BKD Promotes 33 Top Performers 4/30/2010
SPRINGFIELD, MO. – Neal Spencer, BKD, LLP chief executive officer, announces the promotion of 33 professionals who deliver unmatched client service, embrace the firm’s values and are committed to the accounting industry. They will assume their new roles beginning June 1, 2010. Full Text »»

BKD Promotes Four to Director Level 4/30/2010
SPRINGFIELD, MO. – Neal Spencer, BKD, LLP chief executive officer, announces the promotion of four professionals to the position of director. These individuals, each of whom has been with BKD for more than a decade, will assume their new director roles beginning June 1, 2010. Full Text »»

BKD Announces Election of 2010 Partners 4/30/2010
SPRINGFIELD, MO. – Neal Spencer, BKD, LLP chief executive officer, announces the election of five partners who will assume their new roles beginning June 1, 2010. The newly elected partners represent a variety of industries and entities, including health care organizations, financial institutions, manufacturers and not-for-profit and governmental organizations. Full Text »»

BKD, LLP, IASeminars Team Up on IFRS 2/5/2010
SPRINGFIELD, 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 »»