Type of business: Public accounting firm
Connecticut employees: 111
Connecticut locations: 2
Headquarters: Farmington
Company contact: John Turgeon
Top local executive: Richard V. Kretz, managing partner
Founded: 1949
When you work in a professional services field like public accounting your career can take up a big part of your life, said Richard Kretz, managing partner for Kostin, Ruffkess & Company.
“We believe it is extremely important to make this a place people can enjoy coming to each day. In addition to the camaraderie we enjoy, we try to nurture an entrepreneurial spirit. We try to instill the mindset of constantly looking for ways to make our firm better. Our firm leaders are not afraid of change and, in fact, understand that especially in these trying economic times, change is necessary in order to move forward,” he said.
