Awards & Recognition

Cypress Cove, Cypress Living Selected Recipients of LeadingAge Florida Awards in Excellence

10/18/2021

Fort Myers, FL – The Life Plan HealthPark Florida community of Cypress Cove has been selected by Florida’s senior care and service community organization, LeadingAge Florida, as recipient of its 2021 Excellence in Collaboration and Innovation Awards.  The two awards were presented in separate ceremonies this past week during the state association’s annual membership convention…

GLOBAL INNOVATION AWARDS: IWMF Robotics Team Wins Again

10/13/2021

The Global Innovation Awards was the culmination of months of work leading up to this goal where 60 teams of young students, ages 9-18, from 11 countries came together for a three-day event in June to present their ideas for real solutions to real-world problems, culminating in an award ceremony broadcast to a global audience of peers, sponsors,…

Sanibel Captiva Community Bank wins two 2021 Best of the Best Fort Myers awards by The News-Press

10/12/2021

Sanibel Captiva Community Bank has been named the winner in The News-Press’ 2021 Best of the Best Fort Myers awards for Best Bank and Best Place to Work. The awards celebrate and recognize Southwest Florida businesses in a variety of categories. Nominations and voting took place online over the summer and winners were announced recently…

SW Florida Boat Dealer Scores Hat Trick

10/12/2021

FORT MYERS, Fla.— For the third year in a row, Southwest Florida-based Fish Tale Boats was named the top dealer for Robalo boats, beating more than 200 dealers worldwide. “Fish Tale Boats is a best-in-class dealership that has an amazing team dedicated to quality service,” says Ann Baldree, senior vice president with Robalo. “We are…

Suncoast Credit Union Named a Top Credit Union by Forbes

10/08/2021

 TAMPA, Fla. —Forbes named Suncoast Credit Union (Suncoast) a Top-10 Credit Union in Florida, and the second highest-ranked credit union in the state, according to its annual list of America’s Best Credit Unions. This is Suncoast’s third time earning the Forbes recognition. Of the nation’s 5,068 credit unions surveyed, Suncoast ranks in the top 3.6%. …

Allegra Naples Ranked Among Top Printers in North America 

10/07/2021

Allegra Naples ranked on the Top 100 Quick and Small Commercial Printers list compiled by Printing News in its annual survey.   Printing News ranked companies based on maintaining high operational standards and sales volumes throughout the last year. Allegra, owned by local resident Paul Kessen, ranked No. 63 and appears on the list for the fourth consecutive year, moving up from spot No. 77 in…

Elite Jets named 2021 ‘Company to Watch’ by GrowFL

10/06/2021

GrowFL has named Elite Jets as a 2021 Company to Watch as the charter air service continues to experience unprecedented growth fueled by post-pandemic business and leisure travel. Elite Jets, a Naples-based company founded in 2016, is among 50 fast-growing businesses being honored by GrowFL, which announced 2021 honorees on Oct. 5 and will formally…

Sunshine Ace Hardware recognized by Ace Hardware with ‘Pinnacle’ status

09/30/2021

All 11 retail locations within the Sunshine Ace Hardware family earned Pinnacle Performance Retailing status through “Higher Ground,” Ace Hardware’s strategic growth plan. Pinnacle stores must meet stringent company benchmarks for retail excellence, which includes high customer satisfaction ratings, extensive associate training, quick fulfillment of online orders, growth in business-to-business sales and other criteria. Sunshine…

Homesnap names Aprile Osborne Fastest Growing Agent Award for the First Half of 2021

09/24/2021

Homesnap, the leading provider of technology solutions to the real estate industry, named Call It Closed International Realty founder and agent Aprile Osborne Fastest Growing Agent for the First Half of 2021. Homesnap looks at data for more than 1 million Homesnap Pro agents nationwide who are top producers, have shown remarkable growth in their…

Allegra Naples Ranked Among Top Printers in North America

09/18/2021

NAPLES, Fla. – Allegra Naples recently ranked on the Top 100 Quick and Small Commercial Printers list compiled by Printing News in its annual survey.  Printing News ranked companies based on maintaining high operational standards and sales volumes throughout the last year. Allegra, owned by local resident Paul Kessen, ranked #63 and appears on the list for the fourth consecutive…