People: Holly Breuer, director at Purk & Associates PC, St. Louis, Miss., was named one of the “2014 Top Business Accountants” by Small Business Monthly in the August issue … Ben Ellingson has been promoted to partner at Eide Bailly LLP’s Mankato, Minn., office … Robert Kind has been appointed to the shareholder group at the Albany, N.Y., firm Teal, Becker & Chiaramonte CPAs PC … Mack Lawhon, CPA and chairman of Weaver LLP, received the Texas Society of CPAs’ 2013-14 Meritorious Service Award … Andy Lowe will head LBMC’s Valuation, Litigation & Business Transition Services Group in the Knoxville, Tenn., office of Lattimore Black Morgan & Cain PC (LBMC) … Neil Prasad has been named partner-in-charge of New York City-based Marcum LLP’s Los Angeles office … Ben Redman has joined Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP’s New York City office as a new partner and will lead the transaction advisory practice … Howard Rosen, president of Conner Ash PC, St Louis, Miss., has been elected to serve as world chairman of the global association BKR International … Karen Schuler has been appointed to managing director at the Washington, D.C., office of BDO Consulting.
Firms: CBIZ Inc. was recognized as “Accounting Firm of the Year” by the Association for Corporate Growth New York Chapter … Kennedy and Coe LLC announced its merger with Chico, Calif.-based firm Matson and Isom, to be finalized by January 2015.