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Shonsey & Associates Joins Lutz!

April 30, 2018

Lutz, a Nebraska-based business solutions firm with offices in Omaha, Lincoln, Hastings and Grand Island, has officially acquired Shonsey, Placke, Maruska & Stava, P.C. (d/b/a Shonsey & Associates), a leading accounting firm in Central Nebraska, located in Grand Island. The four current Shonsey & Associates shareholders are now Lutz shareholders. Additionally, 20 Shonsey & Associates personnel joined Lutz bringing the total number of Nebraska employees to over 260. “This transaction will not only strengthen our roots in the Grand Island community, but will allow us to better serve our current and future clients,” said Lutz Grand Island Office President Brad Fegley. The Lutz brand reflects a powerful and unifying strategy to effectively and consistently express our value proposition – embracing our clients’ businesses as our own to energize the right solutions and help them thrive. Lutz will provide Shonsey & Associate clients a deeper breadth of service offerings including:

Merger and Acquisition Advisory Services
Technology Consulting, Custom Software Development and Managed Network Services
Talent Services including Recruiting, Search and Staffing
Financial Planning and Wealth Management

Matt Shonsey, President of Shonsey & Associates, said, “We are excited to officially join Lutz in an effort to strengthen our well-established history of providing outstanding accounting services through a complete range of business solutions that Lutz offers. Our goal is to continue to grow with our clients’ ever-changing needs via access to additional products and services, as well as provide our staff greater opportunities to advance their careers through training, specialization and exposure to a variety of consulting disciplines.” The firm will operate in two locations in Grand Island, Lutz GI South (2722 S Locust Street) and Lutz GI North (403 Lexington Circle), until December of 2018. Mark Duren, Managing Shareholder of Lutz, said, “As a firm, we invest whole-heartedly in the communities where we practice. We have officially broken ground near the Tom Osborne Expressway and Husker Highway intersection and are excited to merge our Grand Island offices into one location with a target date of December 2018.” The new building’s plans include over 10,000 square feet of office space and a large training facility to host employee trainings, client events and educational seminars. For more information, visit www.lutz.us/FAQ .

http://www.theindependent.com/news/business/lutz-to-acquire-shonsey-associates-build-new-g-i-office/article_390d4dbc-4a85-11e8-a3b6-db521996e339.html

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