Awards & Recognition
FORT MYERS, Fla. (Sept. 15, 2020) – The University of South Florida Alumni Association has recognized Priority Marketing and its founder, Teri Hansen, as a 2020 USF Fast 56 Award winner. USF, which was founded in 1956 and has 360,000 alumni worldwide, created the Fast 56 awards program in 2013 to honor the top 56…
The Independent Community Bankers of America announced Sanibel Captiva Community Bank as a recipient of its 2020 National Community Bank Service Award for extraordinary efforts to help small businesses, consumers and their community amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. “We are grateful for the opportunity to support our friends and neighbors and humbled by this recognition from…
The Hawthorn Suites by Wyndham was the first property in Collier County to be awarded the Florida Restaurant & Lodging Association (FRLA) Seal of Commitment, which acknowledges enhanced sanitation standards designated by the FRLA to ensure the safety of guests and employees. In a post-COVID-19 atmosphere, our number one priority is to ensure our guests…
FORT MYERS, Fla. – Sept. 2, 2020 – Pushing the Envelope, Inc. (PTE), a strategic marketing communication firm based in Fort Myers, was recently honored with three awards from the Florida Public RelationsAssociation at the organization’s 2020 Golden Image Awards. The firm has won nearly 20 Golden Image Awards since its inception 14 years ago. An…
Recognized nationally by Inc. magazine and regionally by Business Observer FORT MYERS, Fla. (Sept. 8, 2020) — MY Shower Door and D3 Glass are no strangers to national and local awards. This month, the Fort Myers-based businesses are adding to their trophy shelves with a pair of prestigious honors from Inc. magazine and the Business…
Fort Myers, FL, Aug. 26, 2020 – Lee County recently has received high marks for sound fiscal management from two separate sources, including an AA credit rating from Fitch Ratings and solid grades on the newly issued report card from the Florida House of Representatives. The Florida House’s Local Government Report Card, part of the…
Local students pitched innovative ideas to tackle issues ranging from mental health to reducing waste at The Immokalee Foundation’s 2nd Annual Shark Tank. Hosted via Zoom in mid-July, the competition-style event was the culmination of a four-week entrepreneurship virtual summer camp for students that was supported by The Immokalee Foundation and hosted by Florida Gulf…
For the eighth consecutive year, The Immokalee Foundation has earned the statewide Gold Level of Excellence Award from Take Stock in Children, the acclaimed scholarship and mentoring program that serves to increase high school graduation and college enrollment rates. Established in 1995, Take Stock operates in every county in Florida and offers students the opportunity…
FORT MYERS, FL. (August 4, 2020) — Markham Norton Mosteller Wright & Company, P.A. was recently named one of Florida’s Best Companies To Work For. The annual Best Companies list is featured in the August issue of Florida Trend magazine. One-hundred companies are ranked in small, medium, and large employer categories. To participate, companies or…
BONITA SPRINGS, Fla., August 3, 2020 (Newswire.com) – Discovery Senior Living’s SHINE® Memory Care program has received a national Certificate of Recognition from the Alzheimer’s Association, the country’s leading, voluntary health organization dedicated to Alzheimer’s care and research. The distinction comes following a comprehensive review of the SHINE® Memory Care program curriculum, which uses scientific principles…