Awards & Recognition

FGCU honors Christopher Alan Homes as 2026 Alumni Business of the Year

03/04/2026

Christopher Alan Homes, has been awarded the 2026 Alumni Business of the Year award by Florida Gulf Coast University. The award is presented to an alumni-owned or alumni-founded business in recognition of its commitment to the community and to FGCU. This year’s recognition highlights the entrepreneurial success and impact of Christopher Alan Homes under the…

Barron Collier Jr. Foundation awards $5,000 grant to David Lawrence Centers

02/25/2026

David Lawrence Centers for Behavioral Health, Collier County’s only comprehensive, not-for-profit behavioral health provider, has been awarded a $5,000 grant from the Barron Collier Jr. Foundation to support its Veterans’ Services Program. DLC’s Veterans’ Services Program provides compassionate, personalized care for individuals experiencing behavioral health issues, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, anxiety and co-occurring…

Jasmine Pagano receives Soaring Eagle Award from FGCU

02/24/2026

David Lawrence Centers for Behavioral Health, Collier County’s only comprehensive, not-for-profit behavioral health care provider, congratulates Jasmine Pagano, DLC’s supervisor of wellness programs, on her recent recognition at the 2026 Florida Gulf Coast University Alumni Awards. Held on Feb. 17, FGCU presented Pagano with the Soaring Eagle award. “I am honored to receive this recognition…

Platinum Dry Cleaners selected as partner for The Home Trust International

02/20/2026

Platinum Dry Cleaners/Naples, Florida, an America’s Best Cleaners (ABC) affiliate, is proud to announce its selection as an exclusive textile and garment care partner for The Home Trust International, the world’s most prestigious invitation-only network for luxury home services. This historic partnership establishes ABC’s CoutureCare™certified affiliates as the designated experts for all textile, home furnishing,…

John R. Wood Christie’s announces closed sales volume of $4.1 billion for 2025

02/20/2026

John R. Wood Christie’s International Real Estate announced 2025 closed sales volume of $4.1 billion, surpassing its closest competitor by nearly one billion dollars and resulting from 4,252 closed residential transactions*, based on information from the Southwest Florida Multiple Listing Service (SWFLA MLS) for 1/1/2025 through 12/31/2025. This milestone marks the fifth consecutive year the firm…

HBK CPAs & Consultants earns 2026 Best of Accounting Award

02/17/2026

HBK CPAs & Consultants, a Top 50 accounting firm, announced it has earned ClearlyRated’s Best of Accounting Award for providing exceptional service quality to its clients. This award recognizes accounting firms that have demonstrated superior service based exclusively on ratings provided by their clients. HBK received satisfaction scores of 9 or 10 out of 10…

Florida TaxWatch announces Beverly Budzynski as Principal Leadership Award winner

02/11/2026

Florida TaxWatch  announced former Village Oaks Elementary School Principal Beverly Budzynski is among 15 winners of the Florida TaxWatch 2025-26 Principal Leadership Awards (PLA). Through the program, former Principal Budzynski has also identified one deserving student to receive a full two-year Florida Prepaid College Scholarship. The award and scholarship were presented during a ceremony on the…

Premier Mobile Health Services’ CEO inducted into Hall of Fame

02/11/2026

Premier Mobile Health Services announced that Founder and CEO Nadine “Deanie” Singh has been inducted into the Dunbar Festival Committee’s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Hall of Fame. The honor was awarded to Singh at the MLK Legacy Honors Gala on Feb. 7 at The Club at Pelican Preserve. Part of the 2026 MLK Legacy…

Arthrex Inc. grant funds essential programs at Collier Children’s Advocacy Center

02/10/2026

The Collier Children’s Advocacy Center (Collier CAC) received a grant from Arthrex Inc. to help expand the nonprofit organization’s essential programs that support children and families affected by abuse in Collier County. The grant supports trauma-focused therapy, forensic interviews and advocacy services. All programs are provided at no cost to those served. “We are deeply…

Priority Marketing wins two American Advertising Federation Angel Awards

02/05/2026

Priority Marketing won a pair of 2025 Gold Angel Awards from the American Advertising Federation, District 4, for the firm’s work on nonprofit and local government campaigns. AAF’s awards competition recognizes excellent public service advertising across three categories: organization or cause promotion, public health and safety education, and fundraising events and initiatives. Priority Marketing received two of the 30 Gold Angel Awards distributed in 2025 for AAF’s District 4, which includes all of Florida and the Caribbean. Priority Marketing won a…