Awards & Recognition
CHICAGO, IL.–The Edison Awards™, an annual competition honoring excellence in new product and service development, marketing, human-centered design, and innovation, announces distinguished innovators Gwynne Shotwell, President and COO of SpaceX, and Dr. Laurie Leshin, Director of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), as honorees of the 2024 Edison Achievement Award. Founded in 1987, The Edison Awards™…
Fort Myers, FL — (www.careersourceSWFL.com) – CareerSource Southwest Florida is proud to announce the outstanding individual ACHIEVEMENT AWARD RECIPIENTS and partnership CHAMPION AWARD RECIPIENTS for 2023. Nominated by CareerSource SWFL staff who recognized these outstanding individuals and business partners at the Annual Awards Banquet held yesterday for overcoming extreme personal and professional barriers – including…
NAPLES, Fla., — Angel investors from the Tamiami Family of Angel Funds invested $200,000 in Kind Designs, a Florida-based climate-tech company that manufactures environmentally friendly Living Seawalls to protect coastal communities from rising sea levels. “This is the most Florida-themed investment in all of our portfolios,” says Timothy Cartwright, partner of Fifth Avenue Family Office…
FORT MYERS, Fla. – The Tommy Bohanon Foundation continues its commitment to supporting young athletes by delivering $50,000 in sports grants to local programs in Southwest Florida. Last week, the foundation proudly awarded grants to five deserving programs, making it a significant day for sports and community development. Tommy Bohanon and his wife, Katie, traveled…
BONITA SPRINGS, Fla. – Presstige Printing was named Florida’s Best Printer by the Florida Graphics Alliance at the 2023 Florida Print Awards, taking home the coveted Golden Flamingo Trophy for the first time in company history. Presstige Printing also won the most first place awards at the event, which convenes annually to recognize excellence in…
Christopher Alan Homes received eight awards from Lee BIA at the 2023 Industry Awards held recently. The Lee BIA Industry Awards honor building and construction industry professionals who make superior contributions to the residential home building and commercial construction industry in sales, marketing, design and outstanding achievement, both individual and corporate. Christopher Alan Homes’ numerous…
LEE COUNTY, Fla. – The Lee County Visitor & Convention Bureau (VCB) presented its annual Junonia Award to the owners of Captiva Cruises today at its Tourism Outlook Annual Meeting at the Marriott Sanibel Harbour Resort & Spa in Fort Myers. Captiva Cruises is a family-owned and operated cruise excursion service that is recognized as a…
FORT MYERS, FL, – Roy Moloney, senior accountant with McHale, P.A., recently earned the Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) designation. With fraud on the rise, organizations worldwide rely upon CFEs to safeguard their businesses from fraud’s devastating impact. CFEs are trained professionals who possess a unique set of diverse skills in preventing, detecting and investigating fraud.…
NAPLES, FLORIDA – Southwest Florida residents will soon have greater access to top-tier cancer care and clinical trials when Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, part of UHealth – University of Miami Health System and South Florida’s only NCI-designated cancer center, opens its Naples office on Nov. 1. The new Cancer Care Coordination and Support Services Office will be…
FORT MYERS, Fla. – Lee Health Foundation awarded the Frank Haskell Humanitarian Award to Richard M. Schulze at the annual Evening of Appreciation event held Nov. 6. Schulze was honored for his continued support of programs to ensure that health care is available close to home in Southwest Florida. Since 2014, Schulze, through the Richard…