,h3>Rice recognized for leadership skills [/naviga:h3]

PHILADELPHIA — The Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants recently recognized Scott T. Rice, CPA, with a 2018 Young Leader Award.

Rice, of Harmony, is a tax manager with II-VI Inc. in Warrendale. He received this distinction for demonstrated leadership skills that will propel his success in a profession committed to protecting the public interest. He has attended PICPA conferences such as the Conference on Pennsylvania Taxes and the Multistate Tax Conference.

PICPA’s Young Leader Awards program recognizes members under the age of 40 who demonstrate a commitment to the CPA profession through active PICPA or community volunteer leadership.

“Aspiring accountants and leaders have great examples to follow, thanks to this year’s Young Leader Award recipients,” says Stephen W. Christian, CPA, PICPA president. “The PICPA is proud of this year’s group, and we look forward to witnessing them advance further in their careers.”

The group was honored Sept. 24 at PICPA’s annual Leadership Conference in Harrisburg.

[naviga:h3]Bruno named a VP at Allegent FCU[/naviga:h3]

WEXFORD — Mark Bruno has been promoted to vice president of business development at Allegent Federal Credit Union.

A local banking professional from Cranberry Township, Bruno has been involved in the world of finance since 1994.

Previously, he was the card services manager at Allegent FCU, and has also been a branch manager, an originator of personal, auto, and mortgage loans, along with business development and customer growth for other financial institutions.

At Allegent Bruno has brought many new options that are now available to customers. Among these are the Card Valet app, which gives members the opportunity to control their debit card from their phone and Apple Pay, Google Pay and Samsung Pay mobile wallet services. He has also helped reduce debit card fraud by implementing a fraud prevention program.

In his new position, Bruno will focus on increasing the credit union’s membership base and adding more financial options to the menu of choices they offer to their members.

Allegent FCU is located off Interstate 79 in Wexford.

[naviga:h3]Hackers accessed 29M accounts[/naviga:h3]

NEW YORK — Facebook says hackers accessed data from 29 million accounts as part of the security breach disclosed two weeks ago, fewer than the 50 million it initially believed were affected.

The hackers accessed name, email addresses or phone numbers from these accounts, according to Facebook. For 14 million of them, hackers got even more data, such as hometown, birth date, the last 10 places they checked into or the 15 most recent searches.

Facebook said the FBI is investigating, but asked the company not to discuss who may be behind the attack.