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Fairfield U’s StartUp Showcase Brings ‘Shark Tank’ Intensity, Possibility To Student Startups Fairfield U’s StartUp Showcase Brings ‘Shark Tank’ Intensity, Possibility To Student Startups
Fairfield U’s StartUp Showcase Brings ‘Shark Tank’ Intensity, Possibility To Student Startups Think of it as "Shark Tank" but on a smaller scale.  Five Fairfield University student teams pitched their business ideas to a panel of five business experts before a live audience at Fairfield University’s annual StartUp Showcase on Tuesday, April 18. The celebration of student entrepreneurship and innovation was held at the Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts in Fairfield and hosted by the Charles F. Dolan School of Business at Fairfield University. “This year we had a great mix of products and big ideas,” said StartUp Program Director Chris Huntley, Ph.D. Several teams spent last seme…

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Accounting Firm Adding 110 Jobs By Opening Office In Fairfield County Accounting Firm Adding 110 Jobs By Opening Office In Fairfield County
Accounting Firm Adding 110 Jobs By Opening Office In Fairfield County An accounting firm will be bringing more than 100 new jobs are set to come to Fairfield County over the next several years. Connecticut Gov. Daniel Malloy announced on Monday that KPMG, the audit, tax and advisory firm, is bringing an estimated 110 jobs over the next five years in a brand new Stamford Office on Washington Boulevard. Malloy said that the company recently signed a long-term lease and plan to renovate the space in advance of opening up next spring. KPMG has had a presence in Stamford for nearly four decades and currently employs 315 people at its location at their base on 300…

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New Canaan Man Charged In Massive Fraud Scheme Could Get 85 Years In Prison New Canaan Man Charged In Massive Fraud Scheme Could Get 85 Years In Prison
New Canaan Man Charged In Massive Fraud Scheme Could Get 85 Years In Prison A New Canaan man working as an executive for an audit firm is facing nearly 100 years in prison for his role in an elaborate wire fraud scheme. Geoffrey Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced this week that David Britt, 54, was among five former employees at accounting firm KPMG who are facing charges in connection with their scheme to defraud the Securities and Exchange Commission for several years through an elaborate series of back channels. The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB), which is overseen by the SEC inspects audit work…

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