“It was the combination of a number of things. First, it was the financials. They were strong from the beginning. We knew it could be scaled up and we believed there was growth opportunity here and profitability. Also, it was important for me to be a part of our community. …

“If we wanted to compare the auditors we’ve worked with over the past few years, Barnes Dennig asks the good, solid construction-practice related questions that the other firms just didn’t have a clue about. Steve and Dave ask us things that somebody who didn’t know our industry wouldn’t think to …