Call for nominations for Uncommon Friends Foundation’s Business Ethics Award

The Uncommon Friends Foundation has opened nominations for its 2019 Business Ethics Award that are due by September 1. Businesses in Lee, Charlotte, Collier, Hendry and Glades Counties who consistently demonstrate a system-wide commitment to high ethical business practices are eligible. Businesses can nominate themselves or be nominated by a third party. The online nomination…

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Michele Smith joins Charlotte State Bank & Trust

Michele Smith, a mortgage loan specialist with 12 years of experience, recently joined Charlotte State Bank & Trust’s professional residential lending team. She is based at the bank’s Peachland office, 24163 Peachland Blvd., Port Charlotte. Smith has lived and worked in Southwest Florida since 1980. She began her real estate lending career in Sarasota in…

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Ammie Black Names HR Manager

Ammie Black has been named Human Resources Manager for the Life Plan community of Cypress Cove at HealthPark Florida. A former associate in their Human Resources department for the past six years, Ms. Black is responsible for the community’s daily operations of the human resource office and providing management of employee relations, recruitment, retention, professional…

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Sanibel Captiva Community Bank announces Linda Culotta as senior loan officer

Linda Culotta has joined Sanibel Captiva Community Bank as a senior loan officer. Working in both Bonita Springs and Naples, her primary responsibility is to expand the bank’s lending footprint in those markets. Culotta brings a wealth of lending experience to the bank with over 18 years specializing in mortgage financing. Before joining Sanibel Captiva…

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Betty S. Thomas Completes CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ Certification Requirements

Betty S. Thomas, ChFC®, CFP® and Senior Wealth Planner at Lassus Wherley, a Subsidiary of Peapack-Gladstone Bank, has been authorized by the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards (CFP Board) to use the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ and CFP® certification marks in accordance with CFP Board certification and renewal requirements. Betty joined Lassus Wherley in 1999.…

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Sanibel Captiva Community Bank celebrates “Sweet 16” anniversary with new branch expansion

Sanibel Captiva Community Bank celebrates their 16th anniversary doing business in Southwest Florida in 2019, marked by continued expansion and an unwavering commitment to the community. To commemorate the anniversary, the bank has announced the purchase of a 12,000-square-foot building located at 9311 College Parkway, at the corner of College Parkway and McGregor Boulevard, formerly…

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Pain Management Consultants Announces New Building in Fort Myers

Pain Management Consultants, PL, an independent private practice, has announced its new building at 7964 Summerlin Lakes Drive in Fort Myers. Constructed by Northern Contracting, the 13,500-square-foot building will serve as the pain center’s sole location until January 2019 when two additional locations will open in Cape Coral and Bonita Springs. “Our new Fort Myers…

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Preferred Travel earns Platinum Status with Seabourn® Cruise Line

Preferred Travel of Naples is proud to announce that they have attained ‘Platinum Status’ with Seabourn® Cruise Line. The designation was awarded on outstanding sales with the cruise line. Seabourn® pioneered small-ship, ultra-luxury cruising, and continues to represent the pinnacle of that unique style of travel. Their fleet of intimate, all-suite ships, carrying between 458…

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ABWA Imperial River presents Community Connections on Nov 14th

The Imperial River Chapter of the American Business Women’s Association will present an overview of Community Connections, ABWA’s networking and professional development portal, Wednesday October 10th at Holiday Inn Fort Myers Airport, 9931 Interstate Commerce Dr, Fort Myers, FL . Networking begins at 5:30 PM, followed by plated dinner and speaker. Tickets are $30, available…

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