Fall 2010 issue of Horizons

Jim Castellano, CPA Chairman james.castellano@rubinbrown.com 314-290-3300

For our team members, expanded geographic reach creates many exciting opportunities. Aside from the obvious opportunity to serve an expanded client base, team members will build new relationships, have new learning experiences, be surrounded by even more extraordinary talent and, we expect, have increased and exciting advancement opportunities. Overall, the combination of our firms offers new value and greater depth of resources to our clients, as well as exciting learning and advancement opportunities for our team members. Denver, Kansas City and St. Louis – we are well on our way to achieving our vision of creating a major accounting firm with totally satisfied clients and inspired team members. Rest assured that we will not lose sight of the things that we know are important to our clients as we seek expanded growth – superior quality, personal attention, continuity of people serving you and competent professionals all offered at rates structured to provide you with significant value. We welcome your comments on our strategy. Please contact me with your comments and suggestions. Thank you for your confidence in us. We value our relationship very much.

RubinBrown capabilities offer the opportunity for us to provide even more comprehensive services to our clients in Denver. The seamless integration of our talent will enable us to bring the best resources available to serve our clients, wherever they may be. It has been said that culture often marks the success of any combination of professional service firms. No doubt, the heritage of exceptional client service of each firm was a major attraction leading to the combination of our firms. Now, this passion for the total satisfaction of our clients, reinforced with expanded resources, will lead us as we seek to improve our service to clients in any way possible.

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