MARQUETTE — Andrews Hooper Pavlik PLC (AHP) has announced the merger of Makela, Toutant, Hill, Nardi & Katona, P.C. (MTHNK), with AHP effective Dec. 1.

Makela, Toutant, Hill, Nardi & Katona, P.C., is a certified public accounting firm in Marquette. The addition of the MTHNK partners and staff increases the AHP offices to 10 cities throughout the state of Michigan to include over 180 team members.

“Expanding our expertise into the Upper Peninsula with the addition of MTHNK is a great opportunity,” said AHP managing partner Traci Moon, CPA. “Merging with a firm that offers the same client-focused philosophy as our own makes this merger even more beneficial to both firms and to our clients.”

All MTHNK team members in the Marquette office will continue to provide quality service to their clients from their location at 201 W. Bluff St., Marquette.

“We are excited to offer our clients the wider array of business solutions that comes from a merger with a firm such as AHP. Our clients will have more expertise available to them in a variety of services, and we are excited that we can offer this while maintaining the same level of service our clients have come to expect from MTHNK,” said Kara Katona, CPA, partner at Makela, Toutant, Hill, Nardi & Katona, P.C.

Makela, Toutant, Hill, Nardi & Katona, P.C., has been in business for over 35 years. They provide personalized accounting, tax, and business consulting to individuals and businesses in the Marquette area and across the Upper Peninsula. They focus on tax planning and preparation; bookkeeping; audited, reviewed, and compiled financial statements; payroll services; and various consulting services for businesses.