J. Heffy Provost, EVO of Wolters Kluwer Tax and Accounting, North America, has left that company to take a position of CEO of AgData. Based in Charlotte, N.C., AgData provides data and analytical products to agricultural crop protection and animal health manufacturers.

Sageworks has released a publication Tech Roadmap: Selecting the Ideal Solutions to Thrive in Business Advising. The book features 11 accounting and business leaders who provide advice to prepare firms to select technology products.

The American Institute of CPAs and its for-profit subsidiary CPA.com will provide up to $20,000 in funding to five start-up companies. The winners will be early-stage companies that enter the selection process for the CPA.Com Startup Accelerator program.