2 CPA mergers in Tennessee called part of national trend
EFS/Marlin & Edmondson P.C. of Nashville was acquired by Blankenship CPA Group PLLC and moved to Blankenship's Brentwood offices, effective June 1. And Indianapolis-based Crowe Chizek and Co. is buying Brentwood firm Kruse & Associates P.C. in a deal expected to close Sept. 1.

''It's an indication of consolidation in that industry that's going on all over the country really,'' said Troy Waugh, a consultant to the accounting profession. ''I'm seeing this in lot of cities out there.''