Awards & Recognition

Naples Aviation’s Michael Hushek has been honored by the National Business Aviation Association as a 2020 Top 40 Under 40, which recognizes rising leaders who are driving innovation within the aviation industry. Founded in 1947 and based in Washington, D.C., NBAA is the leading organization for companies that rely on general aviation aircraft to help…

Preferred Travel of Naples is proud to report Jessy LaPaglia, Luxury Travel Advisor, was chosen as a top travel professional by TravelAge West to participate in their 2020 Future Leaders in Travel program. Travel advisors selected to participate in the leadership program are between the ages of 22 and 37. LaPaglia was chosen for exhibiting…

FORT MYERS — Florida Gulf Coast University Management Instructor Dr. Chrissann Ruehle has won the Best Student-Authored Case Study Award from the North American Case Research Association (NACRA) for work based on her partnership with Vectra Digital.Her case study, “Vectra Digital: Capturing Artificial Intelligence Value After Adoption”, was presented to a NACRA roundtable in October.“We…

The Farr Law Firm was recently recognized in the U.S. News – Best Lawyers® 2021 “Best Law Firms” report, receiving a Tier 1 ranking in trusts and estates law and real estate law and receiving a Tier 3 ranking for outstanding work in litigation-construction in the Fort Myers metro area. Guy S. Emerich, Jack O.…

FORT MYERS, FL (November 12, 2020) – Elisa Bowersox, CPA, Manager in Accounting and Tax with Markham Norton Mosteller Wright & Co., P.A. (MNMW), has received the Not-for-Profit Certificate I from the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants (AICPA). With this certification, Bowersox has a deeper understanding of the accounting concepts, as well as the…

GrowFL has honored Priority Marketing as a 2020 Company to Watch, a prestigious designation that recognizes second-stage businesses poised for significant growth over the next several years. Priority Marketing was the only company in Lee County, and one of just three in Southwest Florida, to be named as a 2020 honoree. Teri Hansen founded Priority…

NAPLES, Fla. (November 10, 2020) — HealthMe Technology, a digital marketplace to connect doctors and self-paying patients, was an award winner at the 2020 Florida Early Stage Capital Conference organized by Space Florida and the Florida Venture Forum. Naples, Fla.-based HealthMe won $20,000 after a committee of venture-capital investors selected the firm from a pool…

NAPLES, Fla. – The Fifth Avenue South Business Improvement District (BID) was recognized by the Naples City Council for its support of the “Do The Right Thing” program at the council’s regularly scheduled meeting on Wednesday, November 4, 2020. The “Do The Right Thing” program is designed to recognize school-aged children within the community who…

FORT MYERS, FL (November 4, 2020) – Markham Norton Mosteller Wright & Co., P.A. (MNMW) is pleased to announce that Courtney Crowley is a newly licensed Certified Public Accountant (CPA), having passed all four sections of the CPA exam within 18 months and meeting all education and experience requirements. This rigorous exam covers Auditing and Attestation;…

November 5, 2020 – U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers®, for the tenth consecutive year, announce the “Best Law Firms” rankings. Grant Fridkin Pearson, P.A. has been ranked as a Tier 1 firm in the 2021 U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” list in the Fort Myers metropolitan area in 10…