Awards & Recognition

NAPLES, Fla. – Naples-based Optima Academy Online (OAO), the world’s first virtual reality school, is a semifinalist for the 2023 Yass Foundation for Education’s Yass Prize, which is known as the Pulitzer of Education Innovation and will award $1 million to the eventual winner. The Yass Prize celebrates the country’s education provider who best demonstrates…

NAPLES, FLA.  — Premier Sotheby’s International Realty is proud to announce that three of its top Naples-area individual advisors and one of its top-producing teams have been honored among the Top 100 agents worldwide within the Sotheby’s International Realty® network. This distinguished recognition brought the world’s top agents together for an evening of celebration in…

FORT MYERS, Fla.  – Christopher Alan Homes received eight awards from Lee BIA at the 2023 Industry Awards held recently. The Lee BIA Industry Awards honor building and construction industry professionals who make superior contributions to the residential home building and commercial construction industry in sales, marketing, design and outstanding achievement, both individual and corporate.…

FORT MYERS, Fla.  –Mike Hartman, senior vice president and senior loan officer at Sanibel Captiva Community Bank, was named mortgage originator of the year for an outside title agency at the Lee Building Industry Association’s annual Industry Awards Nov. 9 at the Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center. The Lee BIA Industry Awards honor building…

NAPLES, Fla. – STARability Foundation is pleased to announce it has received a $35,000 grant from the Collier Community Foundation. These funds will support STARability’s Trailblazer Academy: Enhanced Mobility Project, which includes the purchase of a new wheelchair-accessible transport van. The new van will allow STARability to expand services and opportunities for participants that rely…

Abuse Counseling and Treatment, Inc. (ACT) has recognized The Bobby Nichols – Fiddlesticks Charity Foundation for its 20 years of dedication and support. In appreciation of the Bobby Nichols – Fiddlesticks Charity Foundation, ACT’s chief executive director and several board members presented two commemorative plaques to the Foundation on Nov. 6, including one to hang…

Camp Hill, PA – Anthony (Tony) Conte, Managing Partner of Conte Wealth Advisors, LLC. has been named to the 2024 Circle of Excellence, the highest level of achievement recognized by their financial solutions firm, Cambridge Investment Research, Inc. (Cambridge). This recognition is granted to financial professionals who have displayed strong leadership in their field as…