Full Text of HR0664 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are pleased to congratulate the partners and | 4 | | employees of Benford Brown & Associates, LLC (BB&A) on the | 5 | | occasion of the firm's 15th anniversary; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Benford Brown & Associates is a certified, | 7 | | minority, woman-owned CPA firm that provides auditing, | 8 | | accounting, and tax and small business consulting services for | 9 | | its clients, which include not-for-profit groups, State and | 10 | | local governments, higher education, and the professional | 11 | | service, mortgage brokerage, and construction industries; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Benford Brown & Associates was founded in late | 13 | | 1996 by Alyssia Benford-Lee and Kimi Brown-Ellen; since its | 14 | | modest beginning, BB&A has grown exponentially with the | 15 | | addition of 3 partners, Timothy S. Watson and Michele D. Simon | 16 | | in Chicago and Katrina Battle-Bumpers in Miami, Florida; the | 17 | | partners all have an average of 12 years of auditing and | 18 | | accounting experience, with half of these years spent with 'Big | 19 | | 4' accounting firms in major industries and the other half | 20 | | spent either within the internal audit departments or | 21 | | accounting departments of Fortune 500 companies; and
| 22 | | WHEREAS, The mission of Benford Brown & Associates is to |
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| 1 | | provide audit, accounting, tax, and consulting services that | 2 | | meet the highest standards within the public accounting | 3 | | industry; the firm's partners are committed providing the care | 4 | | and attention necessary to help each client manage and grow | 5 | | their business and its resources and help each of its clients | 6 | | to increase their knowledge of their business and its | 7 | | accounting and finance issues; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Benford Brown & Associates is fully accredited in | 9 | | the State of Illinois; its clients include major companies, | 10 | | such as the Boeing Corporation and the State Farm Insurance | 11 | | Company, as well as many not-for-profit and government | 12 | | organizations, such as the City of Chicago, the Illinois | 13 | | Department of Human Services, the Independent Living Solutions | 14 | | Center, and the H.E.A.R.T. Organization; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, The partners and employees of Benford Brown & | 16 | | Associates serve as models of hard work, integrity, and | 17 | | dedication for the people of the State of Illinois; therefore, | 18 | | be it
| 19 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 20 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 21 | | we congratulate the partners and employees of Benford Brown & | 22 | | Associates on the occasion of the firm's 15th anniversary and | 23 | | wish them continued success and happiness in the future; and be |
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| 2 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 3 | | presented to Benford Brown & Associates as a symbol of our | 4 | | esteem and respect.
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