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Carr, Riggs & Ingram (CRI) Merges Local Birmingham Firm Boohaker, Schillaci and Company(PR Web Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Birmingham, AL (PRWEB) October 23, 2014 Carr, Riggs & Ingram, LLC (CRI), expands in Alabama by merging local CPA firm Boohaker, Schillaci and Company. The three offices located in Birmingham, Brewton, and Haleyville will retain their current personnel but now operate as Carr, Riggs & Ingram. Boohaker, Schillaci, and Company has served the greater Alabama area for more than forty years by providing a broad range of accounting and advisory services to clients throughout a spectrum of industries. Specifically, the firm delivers highly-specialized tax expertise in the sectors of oil and gas, real estate, and timber. "The overlap of CRI's focused industry expertise in serving clients in the construction, manufacturing and distribution, and healthcare industries aligns with ours and enables us to deliver additional value-added services to our clients while also jointly pursuing more opportunities," stated Greg Grey, managing partner of Boohaker, Schillaci and Company. "Further, as a part of a super-regional firm, we can leverage technological and technical resources to improve client service efficiencies while also delivering custom continuing education and leadership training programs--as well as expanded career opportunities--to our team." CRI, currently ranked as the 22nd largest accounting firm nationally, boasts offices in 21 markets throughout Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas. CRI is this year's fastest growing accounting firm in the top 100 firms nationally. "CRI has benefited from Birmingham's exponential growth since we entered that market in 2004, so it's not a surprise that it was ranked in the top 200 'Best Places for Businesses and Careers' earlier this year by Forbes magazine," stated William H. Carr, chairman and managing partner of CRI. "With this addition of the Boohaker, Schillaci and Company team, our firm is immediately better positioned to meet the demands of this growing market." CRI's core industry specializations include construction companies, manufacturing and distribution companies, healthcare entities, not-for-profit organizations, governmental entities, financial institutions, and insurance companies. The firm also offers specialized services including business consulting, forensic accounting, IT audit and assurance, SEC compliance, service organization control (SOC) reports, tax, transaction advisory services, and wealth management. For more information regarding CRI, as well as news and tips applicable to both business owners and individuals, visit http://www.CRIcpa.com or the firm's interactive blog available from http://blog.CRIcpa.com. About Carr Riggs & Ingram, LLC CRI is ranked as 22nd largest accounting firm in the nation. Today, CRI has more than 1,200 employees in 21 markets throughout Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas and is recognized as one of the fastest growing CPA firms in the United States. CRI's industry specializations include construction companies, governmental entities, financial institutions, healthcare entities, insurance companies, not-for-profit organizations, and manufacturing and distribution companies. CRI also offers specialized services including business consulting, forensic accounting, IT audit and assurance, SEC compliance, service organization control (SOC) reports, tax, transaction advisory services, and wealth management. For details regarding our service and industry specialties, please visit CRIcpa.com or our accounting blog available from http://blog.CRIcpa.com. ### Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/CRIMergeswithBoohaker/SchillaciandCompany/prweb12262511.htm (c) 2014 PRWEB.COM Newswire |