W. Hartford’s blumshapiro opening Worcester office

Photo | Grant Welker The lobby of Worcester's Mercantile Center, where the accounting and consulting firm blumshapiro will open an office this fall.

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By Grant Welker | Worcester Business Journal

West Hartford-based accounting and consulting firm blumshapiro is opening a downtown Worcester office to help the company expand across Central and Western Massachusetts.

The 5,000-square-foot office in the Mercantile Center at 100 Front St. will include as many as 25 workers when it opens Oct. 1.

Besides West Hartford and Worcester, blumshapiro has six other offices in Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island. In total, it has more than 450 employees, offering auditing, accounting, tax and business advisory and outsourcing services.

Blumshapiro comes to Worcester with ties to the city. Brian Renstrom, the firm's Massachusetts managing partner, is a Worcester Polytechnic Institute graduate in management and mechanical engineering. Renstrom said the firm is excited to be part of the Worcester community.

"The make-up of businesses in Central Massachusetts is very closely aligned with blum’s areas of expertise," Renstrom said. "As an economic engine for Central Massachusetts, Worcester will provide us with the ability to grow and service our clients locally while giving us the opportunity to attract local talent and become more meaningfully involved within the community."

As of last year, blumshapiro was the largest New England accounting shop by revenue.

Hartford Business Journal staff added to this report