Sails Restaurant on Fifth Avenue South Earns Top 100 Accolade from OpenTable

Sails Restaurant, an elegant fine dining seafood restaurant on Naples’ historic main street, has been named a Top 100 Best Brunch Spot by online reservation platform OpenTable. Sails, 301 Fifth Ave. S., is the only restaurant in Naples and one of only six restaurants in the state of Florida to be included in the latest…

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Elite Jets in Naples earns higher safety ratings, certifications

Elite Jets has earned higher safety ratings and certifications from two independent organizations, honors that certify the Naples-based charter company is operating with the highest aviation safety standards. The two certifications – through ARGUS and International Standard for Business Aircraft Operations – rank Elite Jets among the top 5% of charter aircraft services in the…

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Avow’s Palliative Care program is the first in Florida to receive Community Health Accreditation Partner certification

Avow’s Palliative Care Program has gone through rigorous reviews and examinations to receive Community Health Accreditation Partner (CHAP) certification, which evaluates Avow’s services against nationally recognized palliative care standards. Avow’s Palliative Care program is the only palliative care program in Florida to be certified by CHAP. The certification, which lasts three years, was based on…

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Stevens Construction begins Orthopedic Specialists of SW Florida

Stevens Construction has started construction of Orthopedic Specialists of SW Florida, announced Dan Adams, vice president/principal, Stevens Construction, Inc. Slated for completion in summer 2023, Orthopedic Specialists is expanding operations with the construction of a new 60,000-square-foot, two-story medical office building and corporate headquarters. Orthopedic Specialists of SW Florida will house 60 exam rooms, two…

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Priority Marketing earns 13 awards at FPRA’s Local Image Awards

Priority Marketing won 13 awards at the Florida Public Relations Association’s Local Image Awards, including the coveted Grand All Image Award and two Grand Image Awards. Additionally, the firm’s Director of Public Relations, Holly Boldrin, APR, CPRC, was named PR Professional of the Year, and Graphic Designer Sorena Vargas was named Chapter Member of the…

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Elite Jets executive certified as aviation manager

Stephen Myers, executive vice president at Elite Jets in Naples, has completed the Certified Aviation Manager (CAM) program through the National Business Aviation Association. The professional certification is voluntary and requires mastery in five areas: leadership, human resources, operations, aircraft maintenance and facilities services, and business management. The National Business Aviation Association is a leading…

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Past Naples Yacht Club Commodores Award Scholarships to Deserving Students

NAPLES, Fla. – Dozens of students from schools across Collier County were awarded college scholarships recently by the Naples Yacht Club Chapter of the International Order of the Blue Gavel enabling them to proceed to college and further their education. A total of $93,692 in scholarships were presented this year to local high school seniors…

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Sanibel Captiva Community Bank hires Farst

Zachary Farst has joined Sanibel Captiva Community Bank as a teller at its Main Office, located at 2406 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel. He is responsible for assisting customers with personal and business banking transactions. Farst has experience working in the retail and hospitality industries. He is currently pursuing an associate degree from Florida SouthWestern State College…

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Cogent Bank surpasses $200 million in deposits in Southwest Florida

Fort Myers, FL – Cogent Bank, (Cogent) a full-service business and personal bank based in Orlando, has reached a significant milestone of surpassing $200 million in deposits from the Fort Myers and Naples banking centers in less than two years. Recent bank consolidations and mergers have made Cogent one of the few remaining community banks…

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