People: John Waybright has been admitted as a principal in the valuation services department at Troy, Mich.-based Rehmann LLC; he will be based out of the firm’s Orlando, Fla., office and his primary focus will be on growing the valuation services practice, which specializes in providing business valuations for financial reporting and estate and gift tax purposes.

Firms: Pittsburgh-based Schneider Downs & Co. Inc. is expanding its consulting and business advisory practice with the addition of five strategic and transaction advisory consultants from boutique consulting firm Springer Lawson & Associates (SLA) of Reston, Va. … Fort Worth, Texas-based Whitley Penn LLP is acquiring Cogenics Consulting of San Francisco, which utilizes data analytics to offer new perspectives on financial forecasting, analysis, and strategic planning … Chicago-based RSM US LLP is acquiring human capital management technology consulting firm Wise Consulting Associates of Timonium, Md. … Grand Forks, N.D.-based Brady Martz & Associates is expanding into South Dakota by adding Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Woltman Group PLLC, which provides accounting, tax, and advisory services to businesses and individuals throughout the upper Midwest.

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