In 2009, ParenteBeard LLC was created when two of the region's accounting powerhouses —
Parente Randolph and Beard Miller Company — joined forces to become the accounting firm of choice for thousands of businesses and individuals throughout Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Maryland, Delaware and Texas. Beard Miller Company was created in January 2001 when Beard & Company, founded in 1926 and based in Reading, PA, and Miller & Company, founded in 1946 and based in York, PA combined to form a nationally ranked top 40 firm. Subsequent to the 2001 merger, Beard Miller Company completed a series of mergers of local and regional firms expanding the footprint into central, southeastern and western Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland and upstate New York. The goal -- to be more accessible to clients and deepen service and industry specialties.