Awards & Recognition

Naples Winter Wine Festival Honored as the Nation’s “Best Wine Festival”

08/04/2025

The Naples Children & Education Foundation (NCEF), the founding organization of the Naples Winter Wine Festival (NWWF), is proud to announce that USA Today readers across the country have voted the NWWF as the country’s “Best Wine Festival” for 2025, recognizing the Festival with USA Today’s 10Best Readers’ Choice Award. With three days of activities,…

Christopher Alan Homes recognized among Florida Trend’s Best Companies to Work For

08/04/2025

Reflecting Christopher Alan Homes’ commitment to its employees, a culture centered on work-life balance, volunteerism and a positive, collaborative work environment, Florida Trend has named the homebuilder one of the 2025 Best Companies to Work For in Florida. The company is featured in the magazine’s August 2025 issue honoring Florida’s top businesses for employee satisfaction.…

TeleSpecialists earns HITRUST i1 Certification for TeleCare Platform

07/31/2025

TeleSpecialists has secured the HITRUST i1 Certification for its proprietary TeleCare by TeleSpecialists software for the second consecutive year, reinforcing the company’s continued commitment to healthcare cybersecurity. TeleCare is the company’s cloud-based platform that connects hospitals with nearly 200 board-certified remote physicians for rapid specialist consultations. This recertification positions the company among the elite group of…

Wawa Foundation awards $15K grant to fight hunger through Harry Chapin Food Bank

07/31/2025

Harry Chapin Food Bank has received a $15,000 grant through the Wawa Foundation’s “Fly Beyond” initiative to address hunger and food insecurity among youth in Southwest Florida. Wawa and the Wawa Foundation launched its Fly Beyond program in 2023 to reduce hunger at the community level. Grants are designed to inspire goodness and increase access…

Capital Wealth Advisors CEO named by Forbes as a “Top Financial Security Professional”

07/31/2025

Capital Wealth Advisors, a Naples-based provider of personalized wealth management solutions that is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, announced its President, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Partner William Beynon has recently been named as one of Forbes’ Top Financial Security Professionals of 2025 in America. The fifth annual Top Financial Security Professionals Best-In-State list…

Naples Aviation attains IS-BAH Stage 2 certification

07/31/2025

Naples Aviation, the sole fixed-base operator (FBO) at the Naples Airport, has achieved one of the highest safety milestones in the aviation industry – IS-BAH (International Standard for Business Aircraft Handling) Stage 2 certification from the International Business Aviation Council. This rigorous certification recognizes not only the safety and efficiency of airport ground services, but…

Lee County Emergency Medical Services receives national recognition for heart attacks and strokes

07/29/2025

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 named to Top 100 Florida Super Lawyers for 19th consecutive year

07/29/2025

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…

Wilson & Johnson Private Foundation awards $500,000 to Naples Zoo for education venue

07/29/2025

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…

Cypress Wellness Pharmacy named as 2025 Storytelling Champion

07/25/2025

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…