Awards & Recognition
FORT MYERS, Fla. (Dec. 09, 2020) – Luminary Hotel & Co. has officially received the coveted Four Diamond Designation from AAA. Awarded to less than 6% of the more than 27,000 properties inspected and approved by AAA on an annual basis, this achievement ranks the recently opened Luminary Hotel & Co. among a select group of esteemed…
Fiddler’s Creek, the award-winning community located on Collier Boulevard on the way to Marco Island, has been recognized with its eighth consecutive Distinguished Club designation, the preeminent distinction of excellence in the private club industry. Presented annually by BoardRoom magazine – considered the most respected and influential trade publication in the private club industry –…
Fort Myers Brewing Company’s locally crafted spiked seltzer beverages, Spyk’d Hard Seltzer, has earned two medals at the U.S. Open Beverage Championships held in November in Oxford, Ohio. Fort Myers Brewing Company’s Spyk’d Mojito Hard Seltzer won a Gold medal in the Hard Seltzer Herb category and the company’s Spyk’d Lemon Lime earned the Bronze…
The Naples Airport has met all requirements for Safety 1st Clean certification by the National Air Transportation Association. The NATA’s Safety 1st Clean certification represents the Naples Airport Authority’s continued commitment to ensuring the safest possible environment for our employees and customers. The certification ensures that the airport is utilizing industry best standards and practices…
For the fourth consecutive year, The Immokalee Foundation has earned the GuideStar 2020 Platinum Seal of Transparency, placing it in the top 1% of all nonprofits in Florida. Platinum status demonstrates The Immokalee Foundation’s exceptional trustworthiness, financial strength, fiscal management best practices, and tangible successful outcomes in its mission of creating pathways to successful professional…
Naples Aviation’s Michael Hushek has been honored by the National Business Aviation Association as a 2020 Top 40 Under 40, which recognizes rising leaders who are driving innovation within the aviation industry. Founded in 1947 and based in Washington, D.C., NBAA is the leading organization for companies that rely on general aviation aircraft to help…
Preferred Travel of Naples is proud to report Jessy LaPaglia, Luxury Travel Advisor, was chosen as a top travel professional by TravelAge West to participate in their 2020 Future Leaders in Travel program. Travel advisors selected to participate in the leadership program are between the ages of 22 and 37. LaPaglia was chosen for exhibiting…
FORT MYERS — Florida Gulf Coast University Management Instructor Dr. Chrissann Ruehle has won the Best Student-Authored Case Study Award from the North American Case Research Association (NACRA) for work based on her partnership with Vectra Digital.Her case study, “Vectra Digital: Capturing Artificial Intelligence Value After Adoption”, was presented to a NACRA roundtable in October.“We…
The Farr Law Firm was recently recognized in the U.S. News – Best Lawyers® 2021 “Best Law Firms” report, receiving a Tier 1 ranking in trusts and estates law and real estate law and receiving a Tier 3 ranking for outstanding work in litigation-construction in the Fort Myers metro area. Guy S. Emerich, Jack O.…
FORT MYERS, FL (November 12, 2020) – Elisa Bowersox, CPA, Manager in Accounting and Tax with Markham Norton Mosteller Wright & Co., P.A. (MNMW), has received the Not-for-Profit Certificate I from the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants (AICPA). With this certification, Bowersox has a deeper understanding of the accounting concepts, as well as the…