Going places

Six Grant Fridkin Pearson attorneys have been named 2020 Top Lawyers by Naples Illustrated magazine. The following Grant Fridkin Pearson attorneys were recognized: Jeffrey D. Fridkin – Bet-The-Company Litigation and Business Litigation Richard C. Grant – Business/Corporate and Real Estate Law M. Travis Hayes – Trusts and Estates William M. Pearson – Trusts and Estates…

Priority Marketing has been named among Florida’s top-ranked businesses as a finalist in GrowFL’s 2020 Florida Companies to Watch recognition program. Now in its 10th year, Companies to Watch honors impressive second-stage companies that are developing valuable products and services, creating quality jobs, enriching communities and broadening new industries throughout Florida. GrowFL has recognized only…

Gulfshore Playhouse, Naples’ premier professional theater has announced the formation of its Planned Giving Council. Over the last 16 years, Gulfshore Playhouse has expanded immensely, engaging hundreds of thousands of people through world-class professional theater, and impacting tens of thousands of children through innovative education programming and community partnerships. The financial stewardship of Gulfshore Playhouse…

Veronica LeBlanc has been named a 2020 Gulfshore Business 40 Under 40 honoree. The award recognizes Southwest Florida rising stars who have distinguished themselves in their professions and communities through their contributions to the region’s economic, charitable and civic well-being. LeBlanc joined Sanibel Captiva Community Bank in 2017 to lead the bank’s Gateway Branch. As…

Eyemart Express, a leading national optical retailer and the fastest provider of quality prescription eyewear in the industry, celebrates the grand opening of its first Fort Myers store starting Sept. 14 and will run through Sept. 26. In addition to making inexpensive prescription eyewear available to local residents, the optical retailer is contributing to local…

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, announced the appointment of James C. Wenyon, MSP, to the position of Staff Planner. Wenyon is a recent graduate of Florida State University in…

Brittany Philhower has joined Sanibel Captiva Community Bank as a teller at the College Parkway Branch, located at 7500 College Parkway. She is responsible for assisting customers with personal and business banking transactions. Philhower has five years of experience in the banking industry working for several local financial institutions. Founded in 2003, Sanibel Captiva Community…

FORT MYERS, FLA., August 27, 2020 – Quigley Eye Specialists announced plans today to offer patients LASIK and advanced aesthetic services through its first LASIK and medical spa in Naples, opening in October, 2020. The division will be called The Q LASIK & MED SPA and will be located at 675 Piper Boulevard in North…

Morris-Depew Associates is pleased to welcome Michael “Mike” Rooks to its team as the company’s director of survey. With more than 25 years of dedicated experience in the Survey industry, Rooks’ highly-detailed logistics and permitting experience in both the public and private sector will bolster the firm’s wide-ranging services, supporting real estate transactions, permitting and…