Awards & Recognition

McKenney Home Care earns Best Places to Work 2023 workplace culture award

06/06/2023

  Naples, FL  – Caring communications and culture unite at family owned McKenney Home Care, ranking an impressive 6th place out of more than 200 contenders, to determine the Best Places to Work in Southwest Florida.  Best Places to Work recognizes McKenney as a company that shares ideas, practices and has proven they are employers…

Edison Business Advisors Adds Thirteen 2022 Awards

06/05/2023

Edison Business Advisors, the most awarded and highest credentialed business brokerage firm in Southwest Florida since 2014, adds an impressive thirteen 2022 awards from the Business Brokers of Florida (BBF), International Business Brokers Association (IBBA), and M&A Source.  Eric Gall, MBA, CM&AP, CBI, ABI, M&AMI BBF Dealmaker Award for being in the top 50 in sales volume…

Staybridge Suites Naples/Marco Island Receives Prestigious Torchbearer Award

06/05/2023

NAPLES, Fla. — Staybridge Suites Naples/Marco Island has been recognized with the prestigious Torchbearer Award from IHG, InterContinental Hotels Group’s highest award. This accolade is bestowed upon a select few hotels within the 4,300 Americas properties in the IHG portfolio, representing excellence in all aspects of hotel operations and guest satisfaction. Indeed, Staybridge Suites Naples/Marco…

Fort Myers Brewing earns international honors at 2023 World Beer Cup

06/02/2023

Fort Myers Brewing Company has earned international acclaim with a silver medal at the 2023 World Beer Cup, a global beer competition that evaluates beers from around the world and recognizes the most outstanding brewers and their beers. The brewery was awarded silver in the Chocolate Beer category for its popular Chocolate Stout, an imperial…

Nominations open for 2023 Industry Appreciation Awards

06/01/2023

Nominations are now being accepted for the 2023 Industry Appreciation Awards, which celebrate Lee County businesses that drive the local economy, employ our workforce and shape their industries. The 30th annual awards program is coordinated by the Horizon Foundation, Horizon Council and Lee County Economic Development Office. Nominations will be accepted online through June 30.…

Priority Marketing wins nine Local Image Awards from FPRA

05/31/2023

FORT MYERS, Fla. – Priority Marketing collected nine Local Image Awards, including the top honor – a prestigious Grand Image Award – through an annual competition that recognizes measurable excellence among public relations professionals. Held April 27 at Suite Forty Eight in Fort Myers, the Florida Public Relations Association, Southwest Florida Chapter recognized the firm’s…

Vertich named to Forbes 2023 list of Best-In-State Wealth Advisors

05/30/2023

FORT MYERS, Fla. – Corey Vertich, CFP®, founding principal with Uhler and Vertich Financial Planners was selected by Forbes magazine for its annual list of Best-In-State Wealth Advisors, which recognizes advisors from national, regional, and independent firms. The Forbes ranking, developed by SHOOK Research, is based on an algorithm of qualitative criteria, mostly gained through…

STARability Foundation presents STAR Award to Stofft Cooney Architects

05/29/2023

STARability Foundation recently presented a STAR Award to its dedicated vocational partner, Stofft Cooney Architects. The award was presented to Partner John Cooney by employee and STARability Trailblazer Academy participant Matthew Martel. The award recognizes local businesses that employ STARability participants, including those enrolled in the Trailblazer Academy, a community-based program focused on providing vocational…

Avow awarded reaccreditation from the Joint Commission

05/23/2023

Avow has achieved reaccreditation of The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval by demonstrating continuous compliance with its performance standards. The Gold Seal is a symbol of quality that reflects a health care organization’s commitment to providing safe and quality patient care. “As a heath care accreditor, The Joint Commission works with health care organizations…

Owners Kendal Potesta , Scott Pace named Developers of the Year for Chicken Salad Chick success in Southwest Florida

05/22/2023

FORT MYERS, Fla. – Chicken Salad Chick, the nation’s only fast-casual chicken salad restaurant concept, recently named franchisees Kendal Potesta and Scott Pace as Developers of the Year at the company’s annual conference event held on March 20 in Atlanta. The Developer of the Year award is given to a franchise owner who has exhibited…