People: Chris Johnson, MAI, SRA, AI-GRS, ASA, has joined Newmark Valuation & Advisory as a senior managing director; he provides valuation and consulting services on real estate-centric businesses, such as shopping centers, apartment complexes, hotels, funeral homes, surgical centers, and recreational vehicle parks … Business appraiser Robert Morrison (Rosenfield & Co. PLLC), real property appraiser Lorrie Beaumont (LB Appraisal Associates Inc.), and machinery and technical specialties expert Sharon Desfor (HeliValue$ Inc.) have been conferred the designation of Fellow (FASA), the highest honor the American Society of Appraisers bestows … Miami-based Fiske & Co. has admitted Katie Gilden, CPA/ABV/CFF, CFE, CVA, to its partnership; she joined the firm in 2009 and has been the firm’s COO since 2020, overseeing the firm’s overall operations and strategic planning and has also been involved with the forensic accounting and business valuation litigation support practice.

Firms: Enterprise, Ala.-based Carr Riggs & Ingram LLC (CRI) is adding Brown, Nelms & Co., a firm based in Peachtree City, Ga., which specializes in construction industry clients, offering services including tax, accounting, auditing, financial reporting, strategic planning, M&A advisory, ownership transitions, employee stock option plans, and retirement plan audits … FORVIS (the new firm name for the merger of BKD and DHG) is acquiring Louisville, Ky.-based ProBank Austin, a firm that provides education, loan review, regulatory compliance, asset/liability and interest rate risk management, and capital advisory services to financial institutions.

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