PALMATIER NAMED TO VALLEY INDUSTRIAL ASSOCIATION BOARD
Sikich Gardner Partner Will Serve as Treasurer

October 25, 2004: Aurora, IL

Michael J. Palmatier, CPA, Partner-in-Charge of the Aurora office of Sikich Gardner & Co, LLP has been named Treasurer of the Board of Directors of the Valley Industrial Association (VIA).

The Valley Industrial Association, chartered in 1902, is a trade association representing the interests of manufacturers and companies that provide services to manufacturers in the Fox Valley.
 
Palmatier has more than 18 years experience providing assurance and business advisory services to Sikich Gardner’s manufacturing and distribution clients. He has worked as a consultant with clients in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, strategic planning, operations, financial modeling, budgets, and financing. Palmatier also serves on Sikich Group, LLC’s Executive Board. Palmatier holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from the University of Iowa. Palmatier resides with his family in Aurora, Illinois.

Background

Sikich Gardner, member Sikich Group, LLC, is a full-service accounting and consulting firm for closely-held middle market companies and their owners, governmental entities, not-for-profit organizations, and individuals. For more than 20 years, the firm has offered a comprehensive range of services, including accounting, taxation, auditing, mergers and acquisitions, employee benefit plan administration, personal financial planning, and litigation consulting services to clients. The firm serves a variety of industries with specific teams for manufacturing, distribution, state and local government, and not-for-profit organizations. The firm has about 130 employees in offices in Aurora and Springfield, IL.

Contact: Paula J. Bidlake
Phone: 630.566.8530  
Fax: 630.499.8080
eMail: paulab@sikich.com