Chicago accounting firm Grant Thornton LLP has finally found its new downtown Hartford home.
The accounting-consulting firm said Wednesday it relocated its Rocky Hill office to 90 State House Square downtown. The national firm, which entered Connecticut in 2011 following its acquisition of Boston-based CCR LLP, which had a Glastonbury office, said it is occupying 7,928 square feet of space in its new quarters and has plans to double its Connecticut workforce over the next two years.
Grant Thornton, which also has a newly designed Stamford office, had 19 local CPAs and 40 staff in Connecticut as of Aug. 2015, according to Hartford Business Journal’s Book of lists.
“This move reinforces Grant Thornton’s commitment to the continued growth in the New York and New England region,” said Frank Kurre, Grant Thornton’s Metro New York and New England managing partner. “Our new space will enhance employee collaboration and innovation, allowing us to better serve our current and prospective clients in Hartford and the surrounding areas.”
Grant Thornton is one of a half dozen regional and national accounting firms that have in recent years targeted downtown Hartford for expansion or relocation. Hartford Business Journal originally reported the firm’s intention to move downtown last year.
