Awards & Recognition

Lee County Emergency Medical Services has received the American Heart Association’s Mission: Lifeline EMS Gold achievement award for its commitment to offering rapid and research-based care to people experiencing the most severe form of heart attacks and strokes, ultimately saving lives. This is the 11th consecutive year for the national recognition. Mission: Lifeline EMS is the American…

Laird A. Lile, a board-certified wills, trusts and estates attorney in Naples, has once again been named as a Top 100 Florida Super Lawyer – marking his 19th consecutive year receiving this prestigious distinction. The Super Lawyers selection process includes peer nominations, independent research and a blue-ribbon panel review. The Top 100 list recognizes the…

The Wilson & Johnson Private Foundation is pleased to announce that it has awarded a $500,000 gift to the Naples Zoo at Caribbean Gardens to support the transformation and return of one of the zoo’s most beloved attractions, the stage for the iconic Safari Canyon Theater. The new Wilson Family Stage will become a focal…

Good Neighbor Pharmacy, a national franchise for independent pharmacies offered through Cencora, has named Cypress Wellness Pharmacy as the 2025 Storytelling Champion. The award, part of Good Neighbor Pharmacy’s Champion Awards program, was recently presented at ThoughtSpot 2025, the group’s annual conference and tradeshow. Cypress Wellness Pharmacy was selected from more than 5,000 independent pharmacies in…

The Sanibel Captiva Trust Company has been recognized as one of the Best Places to Work in Southwest Florida for 2025 by Best Companies Group. Best Companies Group is an independent research firm that ranks companies based on its established research methodology. For over 20 years, the organization has been identifying and recognizing great employers…

Fort Myers attorneys Christopher J. Smith and Eve T.K. Volkmann, partners at Goldstein, Buckley, Cechman, Rice, Purtz, Smith & Smith, have each been named to prestigious 2025 lists for lawyers who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. Smith was named to the Florida Super Lawyers list. Each year, the research team…

Stock Development is proud to announce its recognition as one of the top home builders in the United States, earning the No. 61 position on Pro Builder’s 2025 Annual Top 200 Builders list. The ranking, based on 2024 revenue, reflects Stock’s continued commitment to excellence in homebuilding, design and customer satisfaction across its growing portfolio…

Lee County Solid Waste has been ranked third among the state’s 67 counties by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP). The amount of material Lee County residents and businesses recycled in 2024 would be enough to fill 310 football fields 10 feet high. Lee County received credit for recycling more than 1.9 million tons of…