&lt;img src=&#039;http://assets.bizjournals.com/twincities/news/LarsonAllen%20Logo*100.jpg?v=1&#039;&gt;LarsonAllen and Clifton Gunderson, two of the largest accounting firms in the St. Louis area, are talking about a possible merger.

Officials with both companies said talks are in the early stages.

&quot;Nothing has been decided at all,&quot; Clifton Gunderson spokeswoman Jennifer Dirks said. Dirks described the negotiations as &ldquo;exploratory discussions.&rdquo;

Susanna Weise, a LarsonAllen spokeswoman, said the two firms are in &ldquo;early talks.&rdquo;

&ldquo;It&rsquo;s common in the industry for companies to be talking about these things,&rdquo; she said...&lt;div class=&quot;feedflare&quot;&gt;
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