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TMA Bucks Begins Management of Bucks County Community Traffic Safety Program
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Kreishcer Miller Recognized as a “Best of the Best” Accounting Firm for 2013 by Inside Public Accounting Only Accounting Firm in Greater Philadelphia to Be Honored
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PECO Customers Help Pennsylvania Reach Milestone for Recycling Energy-Guzzling Appliances - Customers recycle more than 35,000 appliances through PECO Smart Appliance Recycling
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Curtin & Heefner Announce New Website
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Two FLB Attorneys Recognized Among Bucks County’s “Forty Under 40”
TMA Bucks Begins Management of Bucks County Community Traffic Safety Program
TMA Bucks is proud to announce it has assumed management of the Bucks County Community Traffic Safety Program as of October 1.
The Bucks County Community Traffic Safety Program, funded through a grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, will work with law enforcement, local businesses, schools, and the community to reduce the number of annual highway deaths in Bucks County. The program will target demographics with statistically higher numbers of traffic-related fatalities including teens and senior citizens and specific behaviors that contribute to higher crash rates such as aggressive driving, driving under the influence, and distracted driving.
"TMA Bucks is excited to manage this important and life-saving program in Bucks County," said TMA Bucks executive director Bill Brady. "Our organization has always been committed to providing leadership on highway safety issues in the county and this program will assist us in having the resources to reach more of the community."TMA Bucks has been a leading advocate in teen driver safety through its Bucks County High School Seatbelt Safety Challenge & Video PSA Challenge, which is gearing up for its seventh year. The TMA has also provided all Bucks County high schools and colleges with "No Texting While Driving" signs that schools placed at parking lot exits to remind student drivers of Pennsylvania’s anti-texting law that went into effect in 2012. These and other safety-related activities will now be managed by its Community Traffic Safety Program.
The Bucks County Community Traffic Safety Program will remain headquartered at the Emergency Services Training Center at 1760 South Easton Road in Doylestown and can be reached at 215-343-4264.
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Kreishcer Miller Recognized as a “Best of the Best” Accounting Firm for 2013 by Inside Public Accounting
Only Accounting Firm in Greater Philadelphia to Be Honored
Kreischer Miller, a leading independent accounting, tax, and business advisory firm serving the Greater Philadelphia area since 1975, today announced that it has been named to INSIDE Public Accounting’s nationwide Best of the Best Firms list for 2013. Kreischer Miller is the only accounting firm in the Greater Philadelphia region to be named as a Best of the Best.
For more than 20 years, INSIDE Public Accounting (IPA) has compiled its Best of the Best list of firms that have delivered exceptional performance, regardless of outside factors. Best of the Best firms stand out as well-managed and well executed examples of how to succeed, regardless of the economy.
The recognition honors 50 firms for their stellar management and overall operational performance on more than 70 criteria. More than 500 of the largest firms nationwide participated in this year’s survey, one of the longest-running CPA firm benchmarking surveys in the nation.
"We are honored to be recognized by INSIDE Public Accounting as one of the country’s best firms," said Stephen W. Christian, Managing Director of Kreischer Miller. "In a challenging economy, our firm continues to grow as we add quality team members and clients. This success is driven in large part by our commitment to providing exceptional guidance and insight to our clients in helping them navigate changes in their businesses."
"The IPA Best of the Best firms represent the pinnacle of high-performing accounting firms in the U.S. Each firm demonstrates the right combination of vision, planning, training, and execution to deliver superior performance," said Michael Platt, Principal of the Platt Group and publisher of the accounting trade publication, INSIDE Public Accounting. "We congratulate Kreischer Miller for being a representative of the best of what the profession has to offer."
For a more detailed look at the IPA Best of the Best, visit www.insidepublicaccounting.com/PDF/bob2013.pdf.
About Kreischer Miller
Kreischer Miller is a leading independent accounting, tax, and advisory firm, serving the Greater Philadelphia area since 1975. To learn more, call us at 215.441.4600 or visit www.kmco.com.
PECO Customers Help Pennsylvania Reach Milestone for Recycling Energy-Guzzling Appliances
Customers recycle more than 35,000 appliances through PECO Smart Appliance Recycling
PECO customers have recycled more than 35,000 energy-guzzling refrigerators and freezers through PECO Smart Appliance Recycling, helping the state of Pennsylvania reach a total of 200,000 recycled appliances during the last five years. The recycling of older, inefficient appliances supports efforts to help reduce customer electric usage across the state. By recycling 200,000 appliances, customers have reduced their annual energy usage by about 200 million kilowatt-hours.
PECO Smart Appliance Recycling is part of PECO Smart Ideas, the company’s full suite of energy efficiency and rebate programs. Since launching in October 2009, PECO Smart Ideas has helped customers save more than $268 million in energy savings and rebates, and reduced customer electric usage by more than 1.2 billion kilowatt hours. This energy savings has the same environmental impact as removing 120,595 cars from the road or planting 1,384,610 trees.
PECO Smart Appliance Recycling provides customers a $35 rebate for recycling their older working refrigerator or freezer, and provides complimentary removal and recycling of the old appliance. Older appliances require as much as three times more electricity to operate than models built to meet current efficiency standards. In addition to the rebate, by removing the refrigerator or freezer, customers can save up to $150 a year in operating costs.
"We are proud that PECO customers have made such a significant contribution in helping the state reach this monumental achievement," said Kathy Lentini, PECO’s director of Energy and Marketing Services. "This is yet another achievement for PECO Smart Ideas, which provides tips and rebates to help every customer save energy and money."
Scheduling a refrigerator or freezer pickup is easy. PECO customers can call 1-888-5-PECO-SAVE or visit www.peco.com/smartideas. Appliances must be in working order when the crew arrives to pick them up for recycling.
Units picked up through the program are transported to an appliance recycling facility operated by JACO Environmental. JACO safely removes hazardous materials from the old energy guzzlers, reclaiming 95 percent of the materials in the appliances for reuse in manufacturing new products. Even the foam insulation is safely incinerated to generate electricity.
Based in Philadelphia, PECO is an electric and natural gas utility subsidiary of Exelon Corporation (NYSE: EXC). PECO serves 1.6 million electric and 497,000 natural gas customers in southeastern Pennsylvania and employs about 2,400 people in the region. PECO delivered 76.5 billion cubic feet of natural gas and 37.5 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity in 2012. Founded in 1881, PECO is one of the Greater Philadelphia Region’s most active corporate citizens, providing leadership, volunteer and financial support to numerous arts and culture, education, environmental, economic development and community programs and organizations.
Curtin & Heefner Announce New Website
Frank S. Guarrieri, Esquire and Managing Partner of Curtin & Heefner, announces that they have redesigned and updated their website to provide you with just about everything you need to know about them. The design and layout of the information now make it easier to find important information. As always, please feel free to contact any of our attorneys with any questions and concerns you have regarding your legal issues. And, of course, we welcome your comments regarding our new site. www.curtinheefner.com
Two FLB Attorneys Recognized Among Bucks County’s “Forty Under 40”
The Bucks County Courier Times and the Intelligencer have announced the members of the Bucks County 40 Under 40 Class of 2013, including two Fitzpatrick Lentz & Bubba (FLB) attorneys. Steven T. Boell and Anthony S. Rachuba IV were honored November 4, 2013, at The Buck Hotel in Feasterville. Congressman Mike Fitzpatrick will provide the event’s keynote address.
The 40 Under 40 program recognizes forty up-and-coming business and community leaders who are making a difference in Bucks County. The honorees were selected from among a pool of candidates nominated by members of the Bucks community. A panel of judges made the final selection.
Doylestown native Steven T. Boell is an attorney and senior associate at FLB. Mr. Boell regularly represents clients in the healthcare industry in a variety of transactions and proceedings, including compliance with the Federal Stark and Anti-Kickback Laws, real estate transactions and the structuring of joint ventures. He also represents developers and other property owners before municipal bodies and other administrative agencies in obtaining zoning land development approvals. Mr. Boell represents condominiums and planned communities in issues relating to their formation, management, governance and operation.
Mr. Boell earned a B.A. from Shippensburg University and a J.D. from Pennsylvania State University, Dickinson School of Law.
In addition to his law practice, he is a member of the Board of Directors of Child, Home & Community, and Co-Chair of its Community Outreach Committee. Mr. Boell is active in the Central Bucks and Upper Bucks Chambers of Commerce, and is a Certified USA Rugby Official.
Doylestown native Anthony S. Rachuba IV is an attorney and a senior associate in the Firm’s Estate Planning and Administration group. Mr. Rachuba’s practice focuses primarily on taxation, estate planning & administration of estates and trusts, oil & gas law, and special needs trust planning. He frequently speaks and publishes on the subject of essential estate planning documents.
Mr. Rachuba earned a B.A. from Mt. St. Mary’s College and a J.D. and LL.M. from Villanova University School of Law, and was selected for inclusion in 2010 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers Rising Stars Edition.
In addition to his law practice, he is a member of the Bucks County Estate Planning Council, the Board of Directors of Pediatric Cancer Foundation of the Lehigh Valley, the Sacred Heart Health Care System Foundation, and the DeSales University Annual Golf Tournament committee. He has been a member of the Malvern Retreat House Development Council since 2008. Mr. Rachuba is active in the Central Bucks and Upper Bucks Chambers of Commerce.
Fitzpatrick Lentz & Bubba, P.C., one of the largest full-service law firms in Pennsylvania, celebrates 25 years in business in 2013. Located in Center Valley, PA, our Firm assists clients in the areas of business, real estate, land use, commercial litigation, bankruptcy and creditors rights, estate planning and taxation, healthcare, employment, family law and more. The Firm was honored among Pennsylvania’s Best Places to Work in 2010, 2011 and 2012.