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Friday Footnotes: Remembering Legend Sid Kess; Andersen’s Doing Great; Poland Banned Deloitte From Auditing? | 9.22.23

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People Ken Miller set to retire after more than three decades of service [ Virginia Tech ] After more than 35 years of dedicated service to Virginia Tech, Ken Miller has announced his retirement. Miller was appointed vice president for finance in April 2020 and also serves as the university treasurer.

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How CPA Firms Can Compete for Top Talent in the Year Ahead

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This concern is not misplaced: Research for the 2024 Salary Guide From Robert Half found that organizations in both public and corporate accounting are grappling with an accountant shortage. Saah earned a finance degree from Virginia Tech.

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Amazon Officially Pulls NY HQ2 Plan

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This isn’t about being anti-growth or anti-corporation. It’s about corporate accountability and shared responsibility,” Seattle City Council Teresa Mosqueda said in an interview with Bloomberg on the concerns arising in New York about being neighbors with Amazon. Apparently, it’s not worth it. and Canada.”.

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Friday Footnotes: KPMG Is Twice as Bad as Other Firms; Upskill or Die; Hella M&A | 10.21.22

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Circle K planning to eliminate corporate accounting jobs in Columbus and other North American locations [ The Republic ]. Circle K is eliminating potentially dozens of corporate accounting jobs from its US Midwest Region office on West Jonathan Moore Pike in Columbus, The Republic has confirmed. Everybody gone!

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Friday Footnotes: Working Late; The Year of the ESOP?; It’s Not Layoffs, It’s “Repositioning” | 1.5.24

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The parliamentary scrutiny made household names of high-fliers who had become used to operating under the radar of public opinion or corporate accountability. Finance ] Beginning January 2024, KPMG will occupy 13,044 square feet in Virginia Beach.