Awards & Recognition

FORT MYERS, Fla. – Hope Healthcare President and CEO Samira K. Beckwith has been selected by the National PACE Association to serve on the Public Policy and Education committees for 2021-2022. The Public Policy committee monitors legislative activity that impacts PACE, while the Educational committee assists in selecting and directing the content and focus of…

Laura Ann Marsh, human resources assistant for Sanibel Captiva Community Bank, has been certified as an HR generalist by the Independent Community Bankers Association. ICBA’s HR certification program represents the body of knowledge needed to serve as an effective human resources generalist. The comprehensive, eight-part program is designed to provide human resources professionals the skills…

Fort Myers, FL – The Life Plan HealthPark Florida community of Cypress Cove has been selected by Florida’s senior care and service community organization, LeadingAge Florida, as recipient of its 2021 Excellence in Collaboration and Innovation Awards.  The two awards were presented in separate ceremonies this past week during the state association’s annual membership convention…

The Global Innovation Awards was the culmination of months of work leading up to this goal where 60 teams of young students, ages 9-18, from 11 countries came together for a three-day event in June to present their ideas for real solutions to real-world problems, culminating in an award ceremony broadcast to a global audience of peers, sponsors,…

Sanibel Captiva Community Bank has been named the winner in The News-Press’ 2021 Best of the Best Fort Myers awards for Best Bank and Best Place to Work. The awards celebrate and recognize Southwest Florida businesses in a variety of categories. Nominations and voting took place online over the summer and winners were announced recently…

FORT MYERS, Fla.— For the third year in a row, Southwest Florida-based Fish Tale Boats was named the top dealer for Robalo boats, beating more than 200 dealers worldwide. “Fish Tale Boats is a best-in-class dealership that has an amazing team dedicated to quality service,” says Ann Baldree, senior vice president with Robalo. “We are…

 TAMPA, Fla. —Forbes named Suncoast Credit Union (Suncoast) a Top-10 Credit Union in Florida, and the second highest-ranked credit union in the state, according to its annual list of America’s Best Credit Unions. This is Suncoast’s third time earning the Forbes recognition. Of the nation’s 5,068 credit unions surveyed, Suncoast ranks in the top 3.6%. …

Allegra Naples ranked on the Top 100 Quick and Small Commercial Printers list compiled by Printing News in its annual survey.   Printing News ranked companies based on maintaining high operational standards and sales volumes throughout the last year. Allegra, owned by local resident Paul Kessen, ranked No. 63 and appears on the list for the fourth consecutive year, moving up from spot No. 77 in…

GrowFL has named Elite Jets as a 2021 Company to Watch as the charter air service continues to experience unprecedented growth fueled by post-pandemic business and leisure travel. Elite Jets, a Naples-based company founded in 2016, is among 50 fast-growing businesses being honored by GrowFL, which announced 2021 honorees on Oct. 5 and will formally…

All 11 retail locations within the Sunshine Ace Hardware family earned Pinnacle Performance Retailing status through “Higher Ground,” Ace Hardware’s strategic growth plan. Pinnacle stores must meet stringent company benchmarks for retail excellence, which includes high customer satisfaction ratings, extensive associate training, quick fulfillment of online orders, growth in business-to-business sales and other criteria. Sunshine…