Awards & Recognition

A college education is costly, and it doesn’t come with an “allowance” for students – especially those with limited resources – to treat themselves to more than necessary academic expenses. In 2011, Dr. Massoud Eghrari and his wife, Tayebeh, established the Isabella Eghrari Scholarship, to honor Dr. Eghrari’s late wife, Isabella. Each year, the Eghraris…

BONITA SPRINGS, Fla. (Jan. 20, 2021) – Bay Water Boat Club is celebrating 15 years in business in Southwest Florida with a weekend celebration starting Friday, February 5, with a members-only appreciation luau and then a public celebration Saturday, February 6 and Sunday, February 7 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. On Saturday, the club…

The Conservancy of Southwest Florida has bestowed its highest honor, the Eagle Award, on retiring U.S. Rep. Francis Rooney. The award will be conveyed at the Conservancy’s Annual Meeting for members on Jan. 19 at 6 p.m. to be held virtually. The award recognizes Rooney’s work on science-based conservation priorities, including efforts to ensure continued…

The Naples Airport Authority recently launched its RED Friday program to honor currently deployed U.S. service members. Internationally, RED stands for Remember Everyone Deployed and is the NAA’s way of honoring and remembering those currently deployed and standing in solidarity with their families. All employees were given an NAA RED polo shirt to wear on…

Following nearly 10 months of upended performances due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Gulfshore Playhouse will officially celebrate the grand reopening of its live performance season with the acclaimed “Love Letters” by A.R. Gurney. The opening performance on Jan. 16 comes on the heels of the announcement Gulfshore Playhouse has been named one of only two…

Naples Senior Center, a nonprofit organization that supports and enriches the lives of seniors and their families in Collier and southern Lee counties, has named Alan Horowitz as its second annual Volunteer of the Year. The award was presented to Horowitz during the Naples Senior Center’s 9th Annual “Evening for Better Tomorrows,” which was held…

Independent survey shows franchise owners are highly satisfied with company’s performance BONITA SPRINGS, Fla. (Jan. 20, 2021) – Oasis Senior Advisors was recently named a Top Franchise for 2021 by Franchise Business Review. This year’s list is the 16th annual ranking of the 200 best franchise opportunities as rated by franchise business owners. The full…

ESTERO, FL—Allied Home Watch has earned accreditation from the National Home Watch Association for the sixth year. The NHWA was formed in 2009 in order to establish and maintain the highest industry standards for Home Watch and absentee homeowner services throughout the United States and Canada (www.nationalhomewatchassociation.org/). Home Watch is a visual inspection of a…

BONITA SPRINGS, Fla. – Metro Forecasting Models LLC, a high-tech firm that provides accurate and reliable forecasts for development demand, population growth and housing demand for communities throughout the United States, is pleased to announce its “Collier County Sheriff’s Office Long-Range Master Plan” has earned two recent awards from the American Planning Association and Florida…

Naples Airport Authority has been honored with its 15th consecutive Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada for its Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2019. The CAFR is the highest form of recognition in the area…