(FORT WORTH, Texas) – Richard T. Baumeister, Managing Partner at Sanford, Baumeister, & Frazier, PLLC, has announced that SB&F was named the 20th best small company to work for on the 2009 list of “Best Companies to Work for in Texas.” The list is sponsored and compiled by the Best Companies Group for publication in the February issue of Texas Monthly.

Sanford, Baumeister, & Frazier was recognized for their 20th position ranking in the small-sized company category at an awards ceremony held Wednesday, January 28, 2009, at the Texas Association of Business 2009 Annual Conference luncheon in Austin.

Best Companies Group was founded in 2004 and compiles their reports and company rankings based on data collected from employee surveys and employer questionnaires. The “100 Best Companies to Work for in Texas” program was created in 2006 and is a project of Best Companies Group, Texas Monthly, the Texas Association of Business (TAB), and the Texas State Council of the Society for Human Resource Management (TSC-SHRM). The 100 Best Companies to work for are categorized by size (number of employees).  Awards go to 32 small companies, 32 medium companies, and 36 large companies.

Founded in 1949, SB&F is a full service accounting firm that performs audits, tax planning and compliance, internal auditing services, pension administration and consulting, and merger and acquisition consulting for entities in real estate, oil and gas, manufacturing, financial institutions, dealerships, trusts and estates, technology, healthcare and retail. SB&F headquarters are in the historic Sinclair Building in downtown Fort Worth, Texas. Web site is www.sbf-cpa.com.

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For Information, Contact:

Allyson Baumeister of Sanford, Baumeister & Frazier, PLLC
817-877-5000, abaumeistersbf-cpacom

Paige Hendricks or Todd Howard, PHPR Inc.
817-924-2300, pkhendricksphprinccom, sflyzikphprinccom