1953 . | Morris W. Groner moves from New York to Columbus to establish his own accounting firm on East Main Street with his wife (and first associate!) Ruth. |
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1957 | Jack Boyle (from Price Waterhouse) joins Morris in practice. |
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1966 | Ron Quillin (from Ernst & Ernst) joins Morris and Jack, and the firm name evolves to Groner Boyle & Quillin. |
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1969 | Firm purchases building and moves offices to 957 East Broad Street. |
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1976 | 沙巴体育盘口 produces first newsletter, brochure and radio ad. |
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1979 | Jack Boyle is named firm’s first official Managing Partner. |
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1980 | 沙巴体育盘口 helps form Practice Management Associates, one of the first practice management associations in the country for CPA firms.
Morris Groner retires from the firm. |
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1981 | 沙巴体育盘口 begins delivery of green bagels on St. Patrick’s Day. |
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1985 | 沙巴体育盘口 admits first female Partner, Kathy Nunamaker. |
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1986 | 沙巴体育盘口 joins the DFK Association. |
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1990 | 沙巴体育盘口 moves its office to 500 South Front Street in Columbus’ Brewery District. |
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1991 | Jack Boyle retires and Ron Quillin is named Managing Partner. |
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1995 | 沙巴体育盘口 organizes and sponsors the first Goodwill Great Balls of Fire Golf Tournament. |
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1996 | Ron Quillin retires, and Wade Kozich is named Managing Director.
沙巴体育盘口 becomes an independent member of the BDO Alliance USA. 沙巴体育盘口 acquires Columbus office of Cleveland-based Meaden & Moore. |
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1998 | 沙巴体育盘口 adds 10 associates from the Columbus office of Cleveland-based Ciuni & Panichi. |
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1999 | Firm name is officially changed from Groner Boyle & Quillin to 沙巴体育盘口APP. |
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2000 | 沙巴体育盘口 is honored by Goodwill Columbus at the Extraordinary People Luncheon.
Mark LaPlace is named Chair of the Ohio Society of CPAs Board. 沙巴体育盘口 is recognized an Inside Public Accounting Best of the Best Firm in 2000-2001, 2004, 2010-2013, 2016, 2020-2022. |
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2002 | 沙巴体育盘口 is a Columbus Business First Corporate Caring Award finalist in 2002-2008 and 2010-2017. In 2018, the award was replaced with the Corporate Citizenship Award in which 沙巴体育盘口 is a finalist in 2018-2019 and 2022. |
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2003 | 沙巴体育盘口 celebrates 50 years in business. |
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2004 | 沙巴体育盘口 hires our first Director of Business Development, Rick Kondoff. |
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2005 | 沙巴体育盘口APP reorganizes, forming 沙巴体育盘口 Holdings and four subsidiaries.
沙巴体育盘口 Consulting officially organizes and launches, providing valuation and litigation support services. |
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2006 | 沙巴体育盘口 surpasses 100 associates for the first time in the firm’s history. |
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2007 | 沙巴体育盘口 acquires valuation arm of Goelzer Investment Banking of Indianapolis, IN, establishing 沙巴体育盘口’s first office outside of Ohio.
沙巴体育盘口 is named a Columbus Business First Best Places to Work and goes on to win for 16 consecutive years. |
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2008 | 沙巴体育盘口 Capital is formed to provide merger & acquisition services.
沙巴体育盘口 moves its offices from 500 S. Front Street to a new space at 230 West Street in Columbus’ Arena District. |
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2010 | Darci Congrove is named Managing Director.
沙巴体育盘口 receives the Columbus CEO Best of Business award for 2010-2015 and 2017-2022. 沙巴体育盘口 is named among the Top 200 Firms from 2010-2021 by Inside Public Accounting. |
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2011 | 沙巴体育盘口 acquires Condit and Associates LLC. |
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2013 | 沙巴体育盘口 celebrates 60 years in business!
沙巴体育盘口 is among the nation’s top five Fastest-Growing Firms by INSIDE Public Accounting. The firm was also recognized in 2011. 沙巴体育盘口 is recognized as a Wonderful Workplace for Columbus Young Professionals by the Columbus Young Professionals Club from 2013 – 2021. Columbus Business First recognizes 沙巴体育盘口 as a Healthiest Employer. |
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2014 | 沙巴体育盘口 receives a Columbus Business First Corporate Caring Award in the Human Services category.
The firm is recognized as the only two-time winner of the Torch Awards for Ethics by the Better Business Bureau® of Central Ohio in 2014 and 2022. |
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2015 | 沙巴体育盘口 is the Acquisition International 2015 Independent Accounting Firm of the Year and Best in Sector: Financial Services. |
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2016 | 沙巴体育盘口 acquires Cincinnati-based Ernst & Rabe.
Ohio Business Magazine names 沙巴体育盘口 a Best Workplace in Ohio from 2016-2022. 沙巴体育盘口 is a recipient of the Medical mutual Pillar Award for Community Service in 2016 and 2022. |
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2017 | Tom Powers named Director of Assurance Services and takes over as the head of 沙巴体育盘口’s audit practice.
沙巴体育盘口 expands in Cincinnati and moves from Wooster Road to a new space at 4030 Smith Road in Rookwood. 沙巴体育盘口的估值实践中排名# 1 INSIDE Public Accounting annual survey. Bob Biehl receives the Builders Exchange of Central Ohio President’s Award. Cincinnati Business Courier recognizes 沙巴体育盘口 as a Best Places to Work in 2017-2019 and 2021-2022. |
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2018 | Tim Schlotterer is named Director of Tax Services and takes over as the head of the firm’s tax department.
Bob Biehl is awarded the Institute of Certified Construction Industry Professionals Vision and Leadership Award. |
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2019 | 沙巴体育盘口 is a Construction Executive Top 50 Construction Accounting Firm.
Darci Congrove inducted into the YWCA Women of Achievement Academy. |
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2020 | 沙巴体育盘口 acquires Toledo-based Weber Clark.
Forbes names 沙巴体育盘口 among its lists of America’s Best Tax and Accounting Firms in 2020-2023. |
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2021 | 沙巴体育盘口 enters joint venture with The Siekmann Company.
Ohio Business Magazine names 沙巴体育盘口 a Best in Ohio Business. The Blade (Toledo) recognizes 沙巴体育盘口 among the Toledo area’s Top Work Places in 2021 and 2023. |
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2022 | 沙巴体育盘口 acquires Cincinnati-based Wade Werner Thompson & Co.
沙巴体育盘口 enters a strategic partnership with ProNovos, a cloud-based construction software provider. Accounting Today names 沙巴体育盘口 among the top five Firms to Watch; recognized as a Great Lakes Regional Leader in 2022 and 2023. 沙巴体育盘口 acquires toledo-based VZN Group, LLC. 沙巴体育盘口 announces the addition of TJ Conger and his team of tax and accounting professionals. 沙巴体育盘口 debuts among the list of Top 100 Firms by Inside Public Accounting. Callahan & Associates recognizes 沙巴体育盘口 as a leading firm in Ohio and among the nation’s top 20 credit union audit firms. |
2023 | Ohio Business features 沙巴体育盘口 as a recipient of the Ohio Success Award.
沙巴体育盘口 debuts among Accounting Today‘s Top 100 Firms. 沙巴体育盘口 is named a Best in Cincy Business by Cincy Magazine. |
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