Awards & Recognition

Fort Myers, FL – Lee County residents and businesses recycled 76% of the waste generated countywide in 2020, earning second place in the state. Charlotte and Pinellas counties tied for the top spot with 78% recycling rates. Lee County received credit for recycling 1.6 million of the total 2.2 million tons of waste generated locally…

FORT MYERS, Fla. (August 24, 2021) – Alex Van Mecl, APR, of the Southwest Florida Chapter of the Florida Public Relations Association (FPRA), recently earned professional public relations accreditation, and received the designation of Accredited in Public Relations (APR). Van Mecl joins the more than 4,300 active public relations professionals worldwide who represent an elite…

BONITA SPRINGS — TLC Marketing & Creative Services has been selected for the 2021 Best of Bonita Springs Award in the Marketing & Event Planning category by the Bonita Springs Award Program. This is their second consecutive year, winning the 2020 Best of Bonita Springs Award in the Marketing & Event Planning category last year.…

FORT MYERS, Fla.  – The Florida Public Relations Association (FPRA) honored the Southwest Florida Chapter of the Florida Public Relations Association (FPRA) with several awards at FPRA’s 82nd Annual Conference held at the Orlando, Ritz Carlton Hotel Aug. 8-11. Members from 15 chapters across the state of Florida and public relations professionals from around the…

FORT MYERS, FL.  — Markham Norton Mosteller Wright & Company, P.A. was recently named one of Florida’s Best Companies To Work For. The annual Best Companies To Work For In Florida list featured in the August issue of Florida Trend magazine ranks 100 companies in small, medium and large employer categories. To participate, companies or government entities were required to have…

Sanibel Captiva Community Bank has been named a top finalist for The News-Press’ 2021 Best of the Best Fort Myers awards in the Best Bank and Best Place to Work categories. The awards celebrate and recognize Southwest Florida businesses in a variety of categories. Online voting opened in May for nominations and then concluded in…

FORT MYERS, FL. (August 17, 2021) — Markham Norton Mosteller Wright & Company, P.A. was recently named one of Florida’s Best Companies To Work For. The annual Best Companies To Work For In Florida list featured in the August issue of Florida Trend magazine ranks 100 companies in small, medium and large employer categories. To…

Orlando – The Florida Association of the American Institute of Architects recognized seven architects as Citizen Architects at its 2021 Convention & Trade Show July 14-18 in Orlando. These architects play an important part in shaping the world through leadership in their communities through service on nonprofit boards, government offices or boards, design charrettes or…