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To mark its 75th birthday, Hungerford Nichols CPAs + Advisors will throw a public celebration 6-9 p.m. Aug. 27 at Fifth Third Ballpark, 4500 West River Drive NE, Cornstock Park.
The event will feature food, carnival games and live music from the Rawhide Johnson Band, as well as an appearance from former Detroit Tigers >itcfer Dave Rozema.
"'Where good ideas add up' has been our tagline for 20 years," said Peggy Murphy, shareholder of Hungerford Nichols and the first female shareholder for the company. "When you've had a client who's been there for 20 years and you have to come up with good ideas every year, that's huge."
Hungerford Nichols, 2910 Lucerne Drive SE, Grand Rapids, was founded as McEwan and Kauffman in 1941 by C. Samuel McEwan and Gordon Kauffman. The firm's original home was the Michigan Trust Building, 40 Pearl St. NW, Grand Rapids.
Ken Hungerford Sr. - whose name would eventually become the first half of the brand - joined in 1952. Jerry Nichols, the brand's other namesake, was...