Horatio Mitchell, CPA, rents an office

in the Schofield Building on E. 9^th Street in Cleveland, Ohio. He hires a part-time secretary. 

Charles C. Barnes is hired

and becomes partner in 1946. The firm continues under his name. 

Robert E. Wendling joins Charles C. Barnes

Robert E. Wendling becomes a partner

and the firm's name is changed to Barnes & Wendling. 

The firm moves

 to the National City Bank Building on Euclid Avenue in Cleveland. 

G.M. Cook & Associates

and Barnes & Wendling decide to share office space. 

G.M. Cook & Associates merges

 with Barnes & Wendling under the name Barnes, Wendling & Cook. 

The firm merges with C. Patrick O’Connor

and the name changes to Barnes, Wendling, Cook and O’Connor. Patrick O’Connor becomes president. 

The firm opens an additional office

in Elyria, Ohio, and moves into a new building on North Abbe Road. 

The firm is incorporated in the State of Ohio

and the Cleveland office moves to the Charter One Bank Building on Superior Avenue, where it remains for the next 26 years.  

Anthony J. Sejba is named president

The firm celebrates 50 years

Jeffrey D. Neuman is named president

The firm merges

with Mitchell Zunich & Co. of Elyria, Ohio.

On April 15, ground is broken

for a new building in Sheffield Village, Ohio. 

The firm merges

with Jenkins Hakes and Associates of Norwalk, Ohio. 

The firm continues its growth

merging with Koby & Co. Inc. CPAs of Sandusky, Ohio. 

In May, the Sandusky office moves

to Timber Commons Drive, and merges with Wrabel & Company of Middleburg Heights, Ohio. 

The firm merges with Hanck & Associates of Sandusky, Ohio

The firm moves its Cleveland office

to the U.S. Bank Building on Euclid Avenue in the Playhouse Square District. 

The firm celebrates 75 years

The firm names its first female president

Rosemary Rehner

The firm merges with Mark P. Stanton, CPA

of Palatka, Florida, and retains a presence in his office at 113 N. 2^nd Street.