Awards & Recognition
John Wright, Sanibel Captiva Community Bank’s executive vice president, chief financial officer and chief operating officer, has been named Florida SouthWestern State College Foundation’s board chair. Wright joined the board in May 2021 and has served on the finance committee. Wright joined the bank in 2020 after relocating to Southwest Florida from Baltimore, Maryland. Wright…
FORT MYERS, Fla. – Priority Marketing earned 11 awards at the 2023 Florida Public Relations Association’s (FPRA) annual Golden Image Awards. The Golden Image Awards is a statewide competition that recognizes outstanding public relations programs while encouraging and promoting the field of public relations. Honorees reflect a standard of excellence and serve as the best…
Fort Myers, FL – CoStar Group, Inc., the leading provider of commercial real estate information, analytics, and online marketplaces, announced the CoStar Power Broker Quarterly Deals winners for the second quarter of 2023. Randy Thibaut, ALC, and William Rollins, CCIM, ALC, of LSI Companies, came out on top of the list of winners for the…
The Naples Children & Education Foundation (NCEF), founders of the Naples Winter Wine Festival (NWWF), announced that it has been awarded a $250,000 grant from the Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation to support essential healthcare services for at-risk and underprivileged children in Collier County. “With the help of the Schulze Family Foundation, NCEF has been…
Baker Senior Center Naples, a nonprofit organization that provides comprehensive programs and social services for seniors, has been awarded a $60,000 grant from the Moorings Park Foundation to grow the number of weekly Brain Joggers classes for older adults with early memory loss and mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Brain Joggers offers an opportunity for individuals…
The Southwest Florida community came together to recognize local businesses and leaders at the Greater Fort Myers Chamber of Commerce’s second annual Chamber Awards, held July 27 at the Caloosa Sound Convention Center in downtown Fort Myers. The program celebrated the installation of the Chamber’s 2023-24 board of directors and featured award ceremonies, grant presentations…
FPRA Southwest Florida Chapter Member Joseph Abreu Earns Professional Public Relations Certification
FORT MYERS, Fla. – Joseph Abreu, APR, CPRC of the Southwest Florida Chapter of the Florida Public Relations Association (FPRA), recently earned professional certification in public relations and received the designation of Certified Public Relations Counselor (CPRC). Earning the CPRC credential distinguishes senior members of FPRA who have demonstrated understanding and mastery of core public…
FORT MYERS, FL. — Markham Norton Mosteller Wright & Company, P.A. was recently named one of Florida’s Best Companies To Work For. The annual Best Companies To Work For In Florida list featured in the August issue of Florida Trend magazine ranks 100 companies in small, medium and large employer categories. To participate, companies or government entities were required to have at…
Fort Myers, FL – Lee County Government is proud to announce that it has been awarded the Making a Difference Gold Level Aetna Workplace Well-being Award for the second consecutive year. This award recognizes Lee County Government’s commitment to employee well-being as an employer that successfully curates programming to develop a healthier workplace for employees.…
CHARLOTTE COUNTY, Fla. (June 27, 2023) –– Charlotte County is the overall winner in the recent annual Florida Economic Development Council Awards, taking home the Melissa Medley Creativity Award for the county’s team response to Hurricane Ian. This recognition, known as a “best in show” award, represents achievement across the state’s economic development cities and…