Awards & Recognition

Pelican Isle Yacht Club is proud to announce that the Club has been selected again as a Platinum Club of America! Platinum Club recognition is the most prestigious award in the Private Club industry. Pelican Isle Yacht Club is recognized in the 2023-2024 Top 30 Yacht Club Category. Initiated in 1997, the Platinum Clubs of…

LAKEWOOD RANCH, Fla. – Stock Development was recognized with five awards as part of the 2022 Manatee-Sarasota Building Industry Association Awards for marketing efforts associated with The Lake Club in Lakewood Ranch. Stock was recognized for having the Best Print Advertisement in Magazines, Best Print Advertisement in Newspapers, Best Promotion to Realtors, Best Video on…

ESTERO, FL—Allied Home Watch has earned accreditation from the National Home Watch Association for the eighth 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…

Daniel Winokur, DMD, was recently recognized as one of this year’s 40 Under 40 by Gulfshore Business. Dr. Winokur, 38, is an oral and maxillofacial surgeon and partner at WestShore OMS Specialists, treating patients in Bonita Springs and Naples, Florida. WestShore OMS Specialists is a partner practice of U.S. Oral Surgery Management, a specialty management…

Naples, FL – Collier Senior Center-Golden Gate, Collier County’s first nonprofit senior resource center dedicated to addressing the needs of older adults and caregivers, recently recognized Mary Freeman and Araceli Pitta as the organization’s 2022 Volunteers of the Year.  “Dedicated volunteers like Aracely Pita and Mary Freeman are the foundation of our organization and we thank…

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Everglades Holiday Park, Legacy Trail Extension Design in Sarasota County, I-4 Ultimate Improvement Project and Wekiva Parkway Section 6 are among 11 engineering projects that will soon be honored with the ACEC Florida Engineering Excellence Award. Each year, the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) of Florida recognizes the outstanding contributions…

Stevens Construction Inc. earned five awards at the Lee Building Industry Association (BIA) Industry Awards event on Nov. 17, announced Mark Stevens, company president. Stevens Construction earned the highest honor of the evening, winning the Contractor of the Year. A panel of nationwide judges named Stevens Construction Contractor of the Year based on criteria such…

CAPE CORAL, Fla. – Family Initiative is pleased to announce that Paul Beattie and Beattie Development have been named Business Partner of the Year at the recent ENPY awards hosted by The Community Foundation to honor local nonprofit leaders and business partners. For Paul Beattie, founder and president of Beattie Development and Beattie Family of…

Naples, Fl – Preferred Travel of Naples was surprised and honored to be presented the Ultimate Agency Award by ID Travel Group at an exclusive dinner held for area travel agencies and advisors on November 2 at Ocean Prime in Naples. Kristina Placeres Gear, Managing Director for Preferred Travel, accepted the award which honored the…