– 2004 –

Dec. 24, 2004 – David Bluemling is quoted in the Pittsburgh Business Times article "Relief on the way" about how the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 will help U.S. manufacturers to compete more effectively.

Dec. 12, 2004 – The news of Albert Isacks’ promotion to director, estate services, is published in the Erie Times-News. Among his clients are corporations, non-profit organizations, partnerships and individuals, as well as clients of law firms and bank trust departments in a variety of states, ranging from Pennsylvania, Ohio, New York and New Jersey to Wisconsin, Florida and California.

Oct. 8, 2004 – Michael Bergquist is quoted in two Pittsburgh Business Times features about the positive effect the Sarbanes Oxley Act has had on local and regional firms – “Smaller Firms, Bigger Clients” and “Accounting, Public Firms Change Auditing Clients More Frequently.”

Aug. 5, 2004 – In his role as chairman of the North Hills YMCA, David Bluemling helps break ground for a new $7 million facility in Franklin Park, to open in September 2005.

June 7, 2004 – David Bluemling, managing partner of the firm’s Pittsburgh office, is named a “2004 Fast Tracker” by the Pittsburgh Business Times.  He is the only managing partner of a CPA firm to receive this honor. The Business Times bestows its annual awards on “50 business professionals under the age of 45 who are making a difference in their business life and community.”

May 9, 2004 – William Finnecy is named president of the Erie Chapter of the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants for 2004-2005. He has served on many of the organization's committees and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and Ohio Society of Certified Public Accountants.

April 14, 2004 – Albert Isacks authors an article, “The Team Approach to Estates,” in a special financial planning supplement to the Erie Times-News.

March 26, 2004 - David Bluemling, managing partner of the Pittsburgh office, is quoted in the Pittsburgh Business Times about the ramifications of the federal alternative minimum tax (AMT). Full text.

Feb. 21, 2004 – The firm co-sponsors PremierNight for Erie’s Cathedral Prepatory School, helping raise more than $90,000 for the school’s scholarship fund.

Jan. 5, 2004 - Pittsburgh office managing partner David Bluemling comments in the Pittsburgh Business Times on the impact to downtown Pittsburgh businesses of the City's proposed tax increases under Pennsylvania's Act 47. Full text.

Jan. 1, 2004 -  Jeffrey Deane, who leads the firm's International Businesses Group, is elected a partner of the firm. In his practice, he specializes in providing audit, accounting and consulting services to foreign companies operating in Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania. He also coordinates the firm's sponsorship of the German-American Business Circle to create an economic development infrastructure to attract and retain German companies in the Pittsburgh region.