– 2010 –

CEO David Bluemling at the Pittsburgh Rotary Club describing the importance of German industry operating in the region

March 3, 2010 - CEO David Bluemling and Ardex America CEO Stephan Liozu make a presentation at the Rotary Club of Pittsburgh about the 20th anniversary of the German American Business Circle and its forward-looking vision for economic development.

March 2010 - Radio commercials featuring the firm's International, Public Company, Not-for-Profit/Tax Exempt Organizations and Closely Held Business Advisors groups begin to air on KQV-AM in Pittsburgh.

Feb. 18, 2010 - Malin Bergquist's Not-for-Profit/Tax Exempt Organizations Group, led by partner Vincent Halupczynski, hosts a seminar in Erie on internal controls over federal grants.

Feb. 17, 2010 - Together with The Community Foundation of Westmoreland County and the law firm of DeBernardo, Antoniono, McCabe, Davis & DeDiana, PC, Malin Bergquist hosts a seminar on "How to Avoid the Hidden Land Mines of the PA Act 141 Law Governing Your Endowment," led by Vincent Halupczynski, head of the firm's Not-for-Profit/Tax Exempt Organizations Group. Details.

Jan. 27, 2010 -The firm's Employee Benefit Plan Audit and Consulting Group, led by partner Vincent Halupczynski, releases the registration procedures for the new EFAST2 system. All plan administrators and sponsors will be required to register to facilitate the mandatory electronic filing of Form 5500. More.

Jan. 26, 2010 - In collaboration with The Nonprofit Partnership and Knox Law Firm, Malin Bergquist hosts a seminar at its Erie office entitled "How to Avoid the Hidden Land Mines of the PA Act 141 Law Governing Your Endowment," led by Vincent Halupczynski, head of the firm's Not-for-Profit/Tax Exempt Organizations Group. Details.

Jan. 15, 2010 - The firm's Public Company/SEC Group, led by partner Peter Kern, issues its first e-newsletter of 2010, featuring articles entitled "Is the PCAOB Unconstitutional?" by Cole Beehner and "Modernization of Oil and Gas Reporting" by Steven Bruckner. View. 

Jan. 8, 2010 - Erie CPA Timothy Goldsmith, with more than two decades of public accounting and financial reporting experience, has been elected a partner of Malin Bergquist. Goldsmith oversees audits for clients in Northwest Pennsylvania and Ohio with annual revenues up to $200 million, in industries including distribution, construction, insurance, banking and not-for-profit organizations. More.

Jan. 4, 2010 - Malin Bergquist's Tax Group, led by partner Joseph Petrillo, issues a client letter regarding 2010 payroll tax rates.  Details.

Jan. 2010 - A full-page financial adviser guest column, authored by Vincent Halupczynski, partner and head of Malin Bergquist's Not-for-Profit/Tax-Exempt Organizations Group, and headlined "Why Nonprofit Organizations Need to Closely Monitor Endowment Income Distributions Under State Law," is published in the Erie Business Magazine of the Manufacturer & Business Association. Full text.

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