Ms. Danielle Etheridge

RALEIGH, NC (August 4th, 2005) - Hughes Pittman & Gupton, LLP (HPG), a leading certified public accounting firm, today announced the addition of Danielle Etheridge to its CPA Audit practice.

"Significant new customer growth, coupled with increased demand for services from our existing customer base, have driven the need for additions like Danielle Etheridge to the HPG team," said Mark Livingston, HPG Partner and Audit Team Leader.
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"The HPG model of identifying how each client defines success for their business, as well as how they define a successful relationship with their CPA firm, is particularly attractive to the many owner-managed and venture-funded businesses that we serve, and Danielle will provide significant value to this increasing client base."

Danielle Etheridge joins HPG as a member of the CPA Audit practice.Ms. Etheridge previously was at Grant Thornton, LLP, and she holds a Masters of Accounting and a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from North Carolina State University.