Paul M. Peltz

Lurie Besikof Lapidus & Company is an accounting and consulting firm. The firm was founded in 1940. The company is a member of the Saint Paul Area Chamber of Commerce and the Twin West Chamber of Commerce. Lurie Besikof Lapidus & Company serves a wide range of industries, including accommodation, administrative and support, agriculture, entertainment, distribution, government, family business, insurance, litigation support, nonprofit, health care, schools, transportation, legal and information management. Services include assurance and tax, private investment banking, business consulting, turnaround solutions and actuarial and benefits consulting. The firm provides accounting and consulting work at a significant discount for clients of the Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Lurie Besikof Lapidus & Company is based in Minneapolis.

Founded in 1926, McGladrey & Pullen is a partner-owned firm that delivers audit and attest services. It operates in an alternative practice structure with RSM McGladrey, which is one of the leading professional service firms in the United States that provides accounting, tax and business consultation solutions to midsized companies. With more than 8,000 employees in over 100 offices, McGladrey & Pullen and RSM McGladrey are member firms of RSM International, an affiliation of independent accounting and consulting firms. The firm serves the real estate, financial, health care, construction and manufacturing sectors, as well as automobile dealerships and government entities. McGladrey & Pullen is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Center for Audit Quality. It offers risk assessment services, as well as conducts audits for the United States-based companies. The firm additionally helps in evaluating and adopting international accounting standards.