Awards & Recognition

Fort Myers Brewing Company’s locally crafted spiked seltzer beverages, Spyk’d Hard Seltzer, has earned five medals and the prestigious title of “Grand National Champion” for the second consecutive year at the 2022 U.S. Open Hard Seltzer Championship in Oxford, Ohio. In addition to earning the highest honor as the nation’s best hard seltzer brewer, Fort…

Fort Myers Brewing Company’s signature Chocolate Stout earned national acclaim with a gold medal at the 2022 Great American Beer Festival competition. Presented by the Brewers Association, the Great American Beer Festival is the nation’s largest commercial beer competition and recognizes the most outstanding beers produced in the United States. Fort Myers Brewing medaled in…

Naples, FL –  As part of a company commitment to ‘continuous improvement’, the Calibration Laboratory at Pelican Wire has been registered as ‘ISO/IEC 17025:2017 Accredited’ by ANAB, the ANSI National Accreditation Board. Pelican Wire Calibration Specialist, Ed Valykeo, says “While the existing ISO 9001:2015 Accreditation covers our quality systems and processes, this newest Accreditation is…

IMMOKALEE (Oct. 14, 2022) – Immokalee-based RCMA with operations in 21 Florida counties advanced as one of 32 semifinalists in the 2022 competition for the $1 million Yass Prize for Sustainable, Transformational, Outstanding and Permissionless Education (STOP). The announcement was made Oct. 13 at Forbes on Fifth in New York City, where Steve Forbes welcomed…

Naples, Fla. — John R. Wood Christie’s International Real Estate announced its Vice President of Marketing James Schnars was recognized by the Collier Building Industry Association’s (CBIA) Sales and Marketing Council (SMC) as Marketing Director of the Year during the 2022 Sand Dollar Awards Gala, held Saturday, September 24 at The Ritz-Carlton, Naples. “As an…

Fort Myers – Jo Lucarelli, Project Manager for Bonita Springs-based Heatherwood Construction Company, recently earned the Project Management Institute’s prestigious Project Management Professional (PMP) designation in recognition of her exceptional understanding of the construction industry and role as a Project Manager. The Project Management Institute is a global organization providing training, mentoring, certification, leadership training…

BONITA SPRINGS, FL  — Dr. Vivian Ebert, the founder and Doctor of Chiropractic at LivingWell Chiropractic, received the award for Outstanding Achievement at the Florida Chiropractic Association (FCA) event titled “The National by FCA” which took place August 25-28 at the Hyatt Regency Orlando. According to the FCA, their annual event is the largest convention…

Naples, Fla. — Three leading members of the Collier Building Industry Association (CBIA)— Matt Sellick, Ryan Benson and Robyn Bonaquist —were honored by the Florida Home Builders Association (FHBA) during its premier trade event, Summer Conference/Southeast Building Conference 2022 (SEBC), held recently in Kissimmee.  Matt Sellick, President of Stock Development and current Collier Building Industry…

PALM HARBOR, Fla. – Office Pride Commercial Cleaning Services honored top-performing franchisees and those who reached sales milestones during the annual owners’ retreat, which was held Aug. 24-27 in Nashville. Office Pride of Noblesville-Fishers, Indiana, owned by Chris and Kim Middleton, was named the Franchise of the Year. The Middletons also own Office Pride of…

NAPLES, Fla.  – Renée Gaddis Interiors recently took home top honors for design excellence at the 43rd Annual Aurora Awards competition, including a Grand Aurora, during a gala held in conjunction with the Southeast Building Conference at the Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center in Orlando. Established in 1979, AURORA Awards are presented annually to…