People: Business brokerage firm Murphy Business & Financial Corp. of Clearwater, Fla., announced the appointment of Tom Coba as CEO … Stephanie Kenny has joined Arlington, Va.-based Valuation Services Inc. as a manager … Bethany Novis has been named business consulting services group leader at Lancaster, Pa.-based RKL … CBIZ Tofias of Boston named Scott Wragg senior managing director.
Firms: Portland, Me.-based BerryDunn opened an office in Phoenix, its first in Arizona … Blue & Co. of Carmel, Ind., was named one of the “2017 Best Places to Work in Indiana” in the large employer category, the eighth time the firm has received this award … Enterprise, Ala.-based Carr, Riggs & Ingram has added Babush, Neiman, Kornman & Johnson of Atlanta. BNKJ’s employees will move to CRI’s existing Atlanta office … Michelle Gallagher announced that Gallagher Valuation & Forensics has become a strategic partner of Adamy Valuation. Gallagher will lead Adamy’s family law practice group in Grand Rapids, Mich., and will continue to work at her office in Lansing, Mich. … New York City-based Kessler International announced the results of its study, which show significant growth in the demand for forensic accounting services over the past 40 years … Providence, R.I.’s Restivo Monacelli announced a new brand identity, logo, and redesigned website at rm-llp.com … Chicago’s Stout Risius Ross has completed the purchase of Irvine, Calif.’s FMV Opinions. The initial agreement was mentioned in “BV movers” in BVWire Issue 173-2 … Whitley Penn of Dallas added Houston-based OverMont Consulting, effective March 1, marking Whitley Penn’s third merger deal in Texas this year.