Posts by Emily Ford
BSU wins best tasting drinking water award for Southeast U.S.
Bonita Springs Utilities Inc. has earned top honors as the 2025 Best Tasting Drinking Water winner in a blind taste test conducted by the Southeast Desalting Association. The annual competition draws entries from water utilities across the 10-state region of the southeastern U.S. Samples were evaluated by a panel of judges on color, odor, clarity…
Read MoreWarrior Homes of Collier adds Ben Cassidy to Board of Directors
Warrior Homes of Collier has announced that former U.S. Marine Ben Cassidy has joined the nonprofit’s board of directors. Cassidy is currently the managing partner at The BLC Group, an organization providing government relations consulting services for defense, aerospace and homeland security clients in areas of policy and budget. Cassidy served in the Marines for…
Read MorePriority Marketing hires Meagan Hill as marketing project manager
Meagan Hill has joined Priority Marketing as a marketing project manager, a role in which she assists in the planning, organization and execution of marketing campaigns and projects for clients. Hill supports marketing strategies and initiatives for clients representing a broad spectrum of businesses and nonprofit organizations. Some of her responsibilities include managing design and…
Read MorePriority Marketing wins regional ADDY Award for Norman Love Confections’ Advent Calendar
The American Advertising Federation, District 4, honored Priority Marketing with a 2025 Silver ADDY Award for its exceptional design and packaging of Norman Love Confections’ 2024 Advent Calendar. District 4 includes marketing agencies, public service organizations and special interest groups from across Florida and the Caribbean. Priority Marketing also won a pair of honors for…
Read MoreLloyd Roofing hires Travis Porter as SWFL account manager
Lloyd Roofing has added Travis Porter as an account manager serving the contractor’s growing division in Southwest Florida. In this role, Porter develops and maintains relationships with the company’s portfolio of commercial clients, which includes builders, developers, contractors, business owners and property managers. He also is the point person for residential customers. His responsibilities include…
Read MoreKrystian Martinez named general manager of Bonita Fish Company
HM Restaurant Group has promoted Krystian Martinez to general manager of Bonita Fish Company, Fort Myers Beach’s newest restaurant. Martinez, an employee of the restaurant group for eight years, most recently worked at Doc Ford’s Rum Bar & Grille on Sanibel Island. “Krystian is a remarkable leader who embodies our focus on gracious hospitality and…
Read MorePreferred Travel & Company travel advisor honored as a Rising Star
Preferred Travel & Co., a family-owned travel agency based in Naples, proudly announces that Travel Advisor Lisa Shuster has been named a 2025 Rising Star by Travel + Leisure and ILTM. Each year since 2012, Travel + Leisure and ILTM have partnered to designate an elite group of travel advisors nationwide as Rising Stars who…
Read MoreThe Sanibel Captiva Trust Company rebrands as Florida Trust Wealth Management
One of Florida’s premier wealth management firms, formerly known as The Sanibel Captiva Trust Company and its divisions of The Naples Trust Company and Tampa Bay Trust Company has rebranded all seven of its offices under one name – Florida Trust Wealth Management. The company makes the announcement as it celebrates 25 years in business…
Read MoreSanibel Captiva Community Bank hires Cherry
Cheryl Cherry has joined Sanibel Captiva Community Bank as a loan servicing assistant at the bank’s Bridge Branch, at 9311 College Parkway in Fort Myers. In this role, she will support the bank’s loan servicing department with responsibilities such as processing loan payments, maintaining loan records and assisting customers with loan-related inquiries. Cherry has extensive…
Read MoreDevin McKnight promoted to Better Together’s national team as senior director of church relations and volunteer mobilization
Better Together, a nonprofit dedicated to families and children, has announced the promotion of Devin McKnight to its national team, serving as the senior director of church relations and volunteer mobilization. McKnight will work alongside CEO Megan Rose to raise awareness of the organization’s mission and expand the reach of its programs across the state…
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