SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – BKD Cyber announced today that it has successfully completed the PCI Security Standards Council Qualified Security Assessor (QSA) testing process and is validated as compliant with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard …

NATIONAL OFFICE – BKD CEO Ted Dickman is pleased to announce that for the sixth consecutive year BKD has been named to Training magazine’s Annual Top 125 list, which ranks companies by the effectiveness of their employee development programs. BKD is…

NATIONAL OFFICE – Colleges and universities nationwide are finding innovative solutions to improve their financial outlooks. That’s according to BKD CPAs & Advisors’ newly released “2019 Annual Higher Education Outlook: Celebrating Innovation in…

NATIONAL OFFICE – BKD CPAs & Advisors has released a fourth edition of The BKD Experience: Unmatched Client Service to address the rapid rate of change in the accounting industry. The book was refreshed with new quotes, visuals and a design that…

NATIONAL OFFICE – BKD National Industry Partner Tondeé Lutterman and Higher Education Center of Excellence (COE) Leader Adam Smith are pleased to announce BKD CPAs & Advisors is partnering with Gray Associates (Gray) to expand data and…

DALLAS – Todd Lisle has been appointed to managing partner (MP) of BKD CPAs & Advisors’ Dallas, Fort Worth and Waco offices, effective January 2019. Lisle succeeds Tom Watson, who has been appointed to regional managing partner (RMP) for BKD’s…

DALLAS – Tom Watson, BKD CPAs & Advisors’ Dallas, Waco and Fort Worth managing partner, has been appointed to regional managing partner (RMP) for the South Region, effective June 1, 2019. Todd Lisle will replace Watson as MP, effective January…

TULSA, Okla. – Carley Williams has been appointed to managing partner (MP) of BKD’s Oklahoma City, Enid and Tulsa offices, effective January 2, 2019. Williams succeeds Todd Lisle, who recently transitioned to the MP role for BKD’s Dallas, Fort Worth…

KANSAS CITY, MO. – BKD Partner Randy Oberdiek has been appointed to serve on the Financial Accounting Standards Advisory Council (FASAC). The FASAC advises the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) on instrumental matters and daily projects…

Allegiant International, LLC (Allegiant) has been acquired by Belcan, LLC, a global supplier of engineering, supply chain, technical recruiting and IT services.

HOUSTON – BKD Corporate Finance, LLC (BKDCF) is pleased to announce that Imperial Trading (Imperial) has acquired S. Abraham & Sons, Inc., a full-line distributor serving the grocery, OTP, candy, general merchandise and food service needs of…

SPRINGFIELD, MO – BKD Corporate Finance, LLC (BKDCF) is pleased to announce that the Life Plan Community (LPC) owned by University Health Care System, known as Brandon Wilde, has been acquired by LCS Real Estate™, headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa…