Awards & Recognition

Pelican Isle Yacht Club – Again Awarded Platinum Club of the World Status – Top 50 in the World

11/08/2021

Pelican Isle Yacht Club is proud to announce that the Club has been selected again as a Platinum Club of the World! Platinum Club recognition is the most prestigious award in the Private Club industry. Pelican Isle Yacht Club is recognized internationally in the 2022-2023 top 50 Yacht Club Category. Initiated in 2013, the Platinum Clubs of…

Fish Tale Boats named the top dealer for Robalo

11/03/2021

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 honored to have Fish Tale Boats…

Gail Markham Receives AFLP Award

11/01/2021

FORT MYERS, FL – Gail Markham, CPA, ABV, CFF, CFE, CFP®, Florida Supreme Court Certified Family Mediator, and Partner at Markham Norton Mosteller Wright & Co., P.A. (MNMW) has been awarded the Association of Family Law Professionals (AFLP) Hugh E. Starnes Think Outside The Box Award. This award is presented annually after a committee of…

Best Home Services Receives Carrier 2021 President’s Club Award

11/01/2021

Naples, Fla. — Best Home Services was recently honored with Carrier’s 2021 President’s Club Award in recognition of its leadership and management, customer satisfaction, expertise, business growth and operational excellence in the heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning (HVAC) industry. The company, which achieved 18% sales growth throughout the year, was selected from among more than 10,000 Carrier dealers nationwide. Representing…

Sanibel Captiva Community Bank wins 2021 Industry Appreciation Award

10/29/2021

Sanibel Captiva Community Bank has received a 2021 Industry Appreciation Award from the Horizon Council, Horizon Foundation and Lee County Economic Development. The annual awards celebrate the Lee County business community and recognize outstanding local businesses that have positively influenced Southwest Florida. Sanibel Captiva Community Bank won the Business Resiliency and Innovation Award, a special…

Fifth Avenue South BID Leaders Recognized Among Naples 100 for 2022

10/29/2021

The Fifth Avenue South Business Improvement District (BID) is pleased to announce that both Vice President and Immediate Past President Jeff Wynn, of Wynn Properties Inc., and BID Executive Director Bruce Barone, Jr., have once again been recognized among The Naples 100 list of top business and community leaders. Published each year by Naples Illustrated,…

CoStar’s Q3 2021 Power Broker Quarterly Deals Award Winners

10/29/2021

Fort Myers, FL – CoStar Group, Inc., the leading provider of commercial real estate information, analytics, and online marketplaces, today announced the CoStar Power Broker Quarterly Deals winners for the third quarter of 2021. Justin Thibaut, CCIM, Randy Thibaut, ALC, and William Rollins, ALC, CCIM, came out on top in the list of winners in Southwest…

Tamara Mann achieves dementia practitioner certification

10/27/2021

Tamara Mann, aging life care professional with Choices by Cypress at Home recently achieved credentialing from the National Council of Certified Dementia Practitioners as a Certified Dementia Practitioner. The Council was formed to promote standards of excellence in dementia education to health care professionals who provide services to individuals who suffer from dementia. The goal of the NCCDP is to…

FGCU participates in the 19th Annual Collegiate Ethics Case Competition

10/21/2021

Fort Myers, FL – Florida Gulf Coast University’s Lutgert College of Business Ethics Case Competition Team recently contested the 19th Annual Collegiate Ethics Case Competition at the University of Arizona in Tucson. The team consisted of students Shawn Bradley and Donna Jarrett with Kaylee Dombrowski and Thomas Danzi serving as alternates. The team was mentored…

Federal Health Agency Recognizes Healthcare Network for Increasing Access, Quality, Health Equity and Health Information Technology

10/20/2021

Naples, Fla. (Oct. 20, 2021) – Healthcare Network has been awarded several Community Health Quality Recognition (CHQR) badges from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), whose programs provide healthcare to people who are geographically isolated or economically and medically vulnerable. The distinctions include the Health Center Quality Leader Bronze badge, Advancing Health Information Technology…