Awards & Recognition

Christopher Alan Homes President and CEO Ian Schmoyer was a featured panelist at the 2023 Builder 100 Leadership Summit, an annual conference attracting the nation’s top homebuilders, developers and industry leaders. Schmoyer participated in the panel discussion, “Building on Margins: Lessons from the Top Private Builders,” sharing the innovative, strategic and personal approaches to business…

Baker Senior Center Naples, a nonprofit organization that provides comprehensive programs and social services for local seniors and their families, announced that it has been awarded a 2023 Platinum Seal of Transparency from Candid. Candid is a 501(c)3 organization that provides the world’s most comprehensive data and information about nonprofit organizations and the social sector.…

FORT MYERS, Fla. –The Southwest Florida Chapter of the Florida PublicRelations Association (FPRA) presented 14awards for excellence in public relations programming and projects at the 2023 Local Image Awards celebration, held on Thursday, April 27 at Suite Forty Eight in Fort Myers. FPRA members organized an afiesta-stylethemed event, which also recognized four-chapter members and two…

FORT MYERS, Fla. – Junior Achievement of Southwest Florida (JA) recently celebrated 35 years of honoring and recognizing business leaders in Southwest Florida with a record-breaking gala at the Ritz-Carlton in Naples. On Tuesday, April 18, over 400 business leaders gathered to induct 2023 Laureates JoAnn Elardo, founder of Cape Spirits Inc., Thomas M. Moran…

STARability Foundation is honored to announce it has received a $15,000 grant from the League Club to expand its Trailblazer Academy program for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. “We appreciate the League Club for believing in our mission,” said Karen Govern, CEO of STARability Foundation. “As first-time recipients of a League Club grant, we…

Justin Ankney of Mayhugh Commercial Advisors has earned the Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) designation, the gold standard for commercial real estate professionals. To earn the designation, candidates must complete more than 160 hours of education, covering topics ranging from financial, market and investment analysis to negotiations and ethics, with an emphasis on case studies.…

Sanibel Captiva Community Bank has been named the Best Bank in Lee County in Gulfshore Life’s annual Best of the Gulfshore. Thousands of Southwest Floridians voted online in over 100 categories. This is the second time in three years the bank has received this recognition. “It’s always an honor to be recognized for our work…

FORT MYERS, Fla. – Justin Ankney of Mayhugh Commercial Advisors has earned the Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) designation, the gold standard for commercial real estate professionals. To earn the designation, candidates must complete more than 160 hours of education, covering topics ranging from financial, market and investment analysis to negotiations and ethics, with an…

Babcock Ranch’s resilient design earned the sustainable new Southwest Florida town top honors in the internationally recognized Edison Awards ceremony in Fort Myers on April 20. The Game Changer designation honored Babcock Ranch for its groundbreaking innovation in the resilient design category. The Edison Awards, named after American inventor Thomas Alva Edison, not only recognizes…