People: Brienne Shepski has joined Valuation Services Inc. (Arlington, Va.) as a manager … Gary Wallace has been named the new managing partner at Glen Allen, Va.-based Keiter effective Jan. 1, 2019; he succeeds L. Michael Gracik Jr., who has served in that post since 2014 … Gil Enos, a principal at Mazars USA LLP, is the new Healthcare Consulting Group Leader at the firm … Elaine Leggett, founder and principal of Leggett PLLC, has joined Jacobs Capital as manager of business valuation services; she will be based in Wilmington, N.C., and will continue to serve her existing clients.

Firms: Willamette Management Associates celebrates its 50th anniversary year; the firm has regional offices in Portland, Ore.; Chicago; and Atlanta and is known for its valuation analysis, damages analysis, and transfer price analysis services … Dubuque, Iowa-based Honkamp Krueger & Co. has acquired Short & Co. CPA of Waukee, Iowa, which is in the Des Moines area … Baldwin CPAs is expanding its presence in Louisville, Ky., with the acquisition of Lindemeyer, CPA in Crestwood effective October 29; Baldwin CPAs has five office locations throughout Kentucky, and this acquisition will add 13 new employees to its team, including two partners … St. Cloud, Minn.-based BerganKDV is expanding its Midwest footprint in a merger with HSMC Orizon on November 1, adding six new partners and 45 employees to the firm … Clark Schaefer Hackett, based in Cincinnati, has acquired Definity Partners, a workforce development, training, and technology firm in West Chester, Ohio … Grant Thornton has acquired TayganPoint Consulting Group of Washington Crossing, Pa., a life sciences consulting firm based in the Philadelphia area … Charlotte, N.C.-based McClure CPA has joined Greensboro, N.C.-based Bernard Robinson & Co.; BRC now has more than 160 employees and six locations in North Carolina … King Tripp & Henry of Phoenix will join Fargo, N.D.-based Eide Bailly effective October 29; the union will bring two partners and four staff to Eide Bailly … Pensacola, Fla.-based Saltmarsh Cleaveland & Gund, with four offices in Florida and one in Nashville, Tenn., announced that Banc Compliance Group has merged with the firm.

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