NEW
BRIGHTON, PA, Nov. 24, 2008 -- New Brighton-based Cottrill,
Arbutina Professional Services -- the region's fastest growing
certified public accounting firm as recently ranked by the
Pittsburgh Business Times -- has acquired an eight-person
tax and audit group from S.R. Snodgrass, A.C. in Chippewa
Township, led by Joseph
Bevevino and Lawrence
Zahn.
The
group's client portfolio includes more than 40 automobile
dealerships, among them some of the largest multi-site stores
in the region, as well as scores of closely held businesses
in Western Pennsylvania. In addition, the group serves a
"who's who" of high net worth business leaders,
professionals and entrepreneurs in Beaver County. Cottrill
Arbutina now has 46 accountants and staff in offices in
Chippewa, New Brighton, Pittsburgh and Peters Township.
"This
is a top-tier practice that adds significantly to our ability
to serve large and small closely held businesses and their
leaders," said Dale
Cottrill, founder and president of Cottrill
Arbutina. "This is a great opportunity to expand our
accounting and wealth management service mix."
In
October, for the first time, the Pittsburgh Business Times listed Cottrill Arbutina
as a "Top 20" regional CPA firm, based on the
number of professional staff employed in Southwestern Pennsylvania.
In August, the Business Times named Cottrill Arbutina
the fastest-growing CPA firm in the region and among the
100 fastest-growing privately held companies in its annual
"Pittsburgh 100" awards program. With revenue
growth of 69.52 percent since 2005, and employment growth
of 86.7 percent over the same timeframe, Cottrill Arbutina
was ranked as the 19th fastest growing professional services/consulting
firm, and as the 64th fastest growing business in all categories.
Cottrill
Arbutina's roster of business and entrepreneurial clients
includes an international steel mill manufacturer, commercial
bakeries and foodservice, distributors, manufacturers, and
real estate services. The firm also is known for its niche
specialties of serving school districts and government bodies,
credit unions and not-for-profit organizations. Cottrill
Arbutina is a member of CPAConnect,
a national network of independent accounting firms that
provides it with access to CPA colleagues, knowledge and
markets around the world.
The
CPA firm is closely affiliated with Cottrill,
Arbutina Financial Services, Inc., which provides wealth
management, financial planning and investment advisory services.
The firm provides this through LPL Financial, one of the
nation's leading diversified financial services companies
and the largest independent broker/dealer supporting more
than 11,000 financial advisors nationwide.
