Ellinger & Cappel LLC has moved into a new location at 109 West 8th Street in McCook. The McCook Chamber of Commerce and members of the community came together to help the firm celebrate its location change with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Ellinger & Cappel was founded in 2014 by Nikki L. Cappel, CPA, and the late Terry Ellinger.
Frankel Zacharia in Omaha has officially changed its name to Frankel LLC and has launched a new website at frankel.cpa.
Lutz has announced various management changes over the next several years. Mark F. Duren, CPA, will begin transitioning his responsibilities as managing shareholder and chairman of the board to Ryan M. Cook, CPA, over the next three years. Duren started at Lutz in 1992 and has held numerous leadership roles, including long-term membership on the firm’s board of directors, department head of both the tax and audit practices, and managing shareholder since 2015. Cook is president of Lutz’s largest division, Lutz Accounting. He has been instrumental in managing many of the firm’s strategic initiatives. In addition, Ronald J. “Ron” Nebbia, CPA, will begin transitioning his duties as president of Lutz’s financial, M&A, talent, and tech divisions over the next two years to various existing leaders within these divisions. Nebbia joined the firm in 1987 and has been instrumental in many positions, serving as a long-time board member, managing internal operations, and inspiring the evolution of new service offerings. Over the last decade, Lutz has doubled its full-time team member count, added 10-plus service offerings, and expanded across Nebraska with offices in Omaha, Lincoln, and Grand Island.
The following firms, either based in Nebraska or doing business in Nebraska, have been recognized by Inside Public Accounting (IPA) as top firms in the U.S. by participating firms’ net revenue. The IPA annually ranks the largest accounting firms, which are growing quickly despite an unprecedented labor shortage and rapidly rising costs. The data was drawn from responses to IPA’s annual practice management survey and analysis of firms. Learn more at https://insidepublicaccounting.com/top-firms/ipa-500.
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