– 2006 –

December 21, 2006 - Partner Michael Bergquist, Erie, receives the Joseph E. Sterrett Fellowship Award by the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants.  This award is presented to an individual who has made significant contributions to the PICPA and to the accounting profession.  Click here to review the press release issued by the PICPA along with a photo of the event.  

December 7, 2006 - Erie partner William Finnecy receives his certified valuation analyst designation. Please click here for more.

December 2006 - An article authored by partner William Finnecy, Erie, is published in the Erie Times News regarding the alternative minimum tax (AMT).

September 13, 2006 - Jennifer Smith joins the Erie office as a senior accountant.  Click here for more information. 

August 24, 2006 - Pittsburgh office managing partner David Bluemling presents top awards in the categories of “Retail, Wholesale and Distribution,” and in “Real Estate, Construction and Development,” at the Pittsburgh Business Times reception at the Duquesne Club honoring Pittsburgh’s 100 fastest growing privately held companies.

August 1, 2006 - Steven M. Bruckner joins the Pittsburgh office. Click here for details.

July 29, 2006 - Malin Bergquist & Company participates in the Relay for Life walk in support of partner Michael Bergquist. The event is held at Fairview High School with more than 80 people walking in the event.  Specials thanks to all those who participated and made donations.

July 2006 - Malin Bergquist & Company issues letter to clients and friends regarding the illness of our partner, Michael Bergquist. Click here to read.

July 1, 2006 - Malin Bergquist & Company announces the following promotions effective July 1, 2006:  Padraic McGrath, Manager; Rebecca Dudenhoeffer, Supervisor; Sean Kocan, Senior; Lisa Block, Tom Winchell and Lynn Swain to Staff II.  Click here to view the press releases.

April 14 , 2006 - Partner Michael Bergquist is quoted by the Pittsburgh Business Times in an article titled "Sarbanes-Oxley drives increase in public companies' audit fees".

April 14 , 2006 -Partner David Bluemling is quoted by the Pittsburgh Business Times in an article titled "Shifting industry stretches accountants' busy season to 365 days a year". 

April 8, 2006 - Partner Jeff Beach is interviewed by WICU Channel 12 for tax season and tax season tips.  

Mar. 23, 2006 - Malin Bergquist hosts the German American Business Circle meeting at the Home Plate Club at PNC Park, home of the Pittsburgh Pirates, featuring remarks by top economists from PNC Bank.  

Mar. 22, 2006 - Partner William Steger appears on WICU Channel 12 as a panelist for a tax phone-in show .  

Feb. 21, 2006 - The firm and Strategy Solutions co-sponsor an "Increasing Your Profitability" seminar in Erie, providing insights on how businesses can develop new markets and increase profit margins.

Jan. 15, 2006 - Partner William Finnecy, Erie, is pictured and quoted in the Erie Times-News in an article headlined "Taxing Times Ahead, Middle Class to Pay Alternate Minimum Tax."

Jan. 2006 - The firm becomes a regional investor of the Allegheny Conference on Community Development in Pittsburgh, the public-private partnership which globally markets southwestern Pennsylvania and supports existing regional employers to grow jobs and capital investment.

Jan. 2006 - The firm's special advertisement focusing on its services for foreign-owned companies is published in the Pittsburgh Business Times 2006 Book of Lists.  Click here to see the advertisement. 

Jan. 2006 - Jackie Anthony, CPA (Erie) and Seema “Simi” Kukreja, CPA (Pittsburgh) join the Malin, Bergquist team.  The firm also welcomes Timothy Gagen (Pittsburgh) as a full-time intern from Robert Morris University.