People: The American Society of Appraisers announced at its annual conference in Houston that Tony Aaron, formerly with Ernst & Young and now on the faculty at USC Leventhal School of Accounting, has the designation of Fellow (FASA); Bill Johnston (Empire Valuation Consultants LLC) received the Jerry F. Larkin Award for outstanding volunteer service … The Missouri Society of CPAs has named Adam J. Herman, partner and chief visionary officer at Mueller Prost CPAs + Business Advisors, the 2017 Outstanding Visionary … The Mercadien Group has promoted Joseph J. Maruca from director to managing director and also principal in Mercadien PC, CPAs; and Joseph Galdo has been promoted to manager of the firm’s Forensic and Litigation Support Services Group … The Exit Planning Institute (EPI) has named Michael Trabert of Skoda Minotti, a national business advisory firm, as the Peter Christman Exit Planner of the Year.

Firms: Plante Moran is moving its Northwest Chicago office to a new space in Schaumburg especially designed to maximize efficiency and client service; 80 staffers will be there … LEA Global: The Leading Edge Alliance named New York-based Marcum 2017 Innovative Firm of the Year in recognition of continual innovation in all aspects of the firm’s operation … Boyer & Ritter CPAs and Consultants is among the 100 companies highlighted in Best Places to Work in Pennsylvania … The California Society of CPAs (CalCPA) has ranked HMWC CPAs & Business Advisors 49th in its list of “Top 150 CPA firms” in terms of CalCPA membership.

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