The story
The association was founded in 1978 by eight firms as Accounting Firms Associated, Inc., and its headquarters was later established in Gainesville, Florida. By 1990, it included 43 firms. In 1998, with 60 members, it formed a strategic alliance with Crowe Horwath International (now known as Crowe Global). The name was changed to CPAmerica International in 2000. The following year, it moved into a 16,000-square-foot (1,500 m2) headquarters building in Alachua, Florida. In 2012, the headquarters moved again to downtown Gainesville. In 2018, the name changed to CPAmerica, Inc.
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