Going Places

Wellfit Girls announces new leadership transition

09/09/2020

Wellfit Girls, a Southwest Florida nonprofit dedicated to empowering teen girls, is pleased to announce Brooke Spencer as the new executive director for the organization. Colby Robertson, the organization’s director for the last seven years, is stepping into a new co-founder role and will continue to support the organization as treasurer of the board. Based…

Collins DuPont Design Group Expands Team

09/04/2020

Bonita Springs, Fla. (September 8, 2020)— Collins DuPont Design Group today announced the addition of four new staff members: Jenny Ellis, Natalie Parker, Julia Rose, and Sophia Yost. Jenny Ellis has joined the company as design assistant. Ellis is a graduate of Savannah College of Art & Design with a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in…

GRANT FRIDKIN PEARSON ATTORNEYS RECOGNIZED BY NAPLES ILLUSTRATED

09/04/2020

Six Grant Fridkin Pearson attorneys have been named 2020 Top Lawyers by Naples Illustrated magazine. The following Grant Fridkin Pearson attorneys were recognized: Jeffrey D. Fridkin – Bet-The-Company Litigation and Business Litigation Richard C. Grant – Business/Corporate and Real Estate Law M. Travis Hayes – Trusts and Estates William M. Pearson – Trusts and Estates…

GrowFL names Priority Marketing as finalist for 2020 ‘Florida Companies to Watch’

09/04/2020

Priority Marketing has been named among Florida’s top-ranked businesses as a finalist in GrowFL’s 2020 Florida Companies to Watch recognition program. Now in its 10th year, Companies to Watch honors impressive second-stage companies that are developing valuable products and services, creating quality jobs, enriching communities and broadening new industries throughout Florida. GrowFL has recognized only…

Florida Blue Deepens Commitment to Southwest Florida by Adding Local Executive to Region

09/04/2020

FORT MYERS, Fla. – Florida Blue, the state’s leading health insurer, recently named a new executive leader devoted to meeting the needs, challenges and opportunities in Southwest Florida communities. Nick Kouris will serve as the company’s Southwest Florida Market Leader as part of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield plan’s efforts to deepen its longstanding…

Gulfshore Playhouse forms Planned Giving Council, advisors will provide financial stewardship and guidance on the newly established Standing Ovation Society

09/03/2020

Gulfshore Playhouse, Naples’ premier professional theater has announced the formation of its Planned Giving Council. Over the last 16 years, Gulfshore Playhouse has expanded immensely, engaging hundreds of thousands of people through world-class professional theater, and impacting tens of thousands of children through innovative education programming and community partnerships. The financial stewardship of Gulfshore Playhouse…

Sanibel Captiva Community Bank’s Veronica LeBlanc selected for 2020 Gulfshore Business 40 Under 40

09/03/2020

Veronica LeBlanc has been named a 2020 Gulfshore Business 40 Under 40 honoree. The award recognizes Southwest Florida rising stars who have distinguished themselves in their professions and communities through their contributions to the region’s economic, charitable and civic well-being. LeBlanc joined Sanibel Captiva Community Bank in 2017 to lead the bank’s Gateway Branch. As…

Eyemart Express Brings Jobs and Affordable Glasses to Fort Myers

09/02/2020

Eyemart Express, a leading national optical retailer and the fastest provider of quality prescription eyewear in the industry, celebrates the grand opening of its first Fort Myers store starting Sept. 14 and will run through Sept. 26. In addition to making inexpensive prescription eyewear available to local residents, the optical retailer is contributing to local…

Metro Forecasting Models Appoints Wenyon as Staff Planner

09/01/2020

BONITA SPRINGS, Fla. – Metro Forecasting Models LLC, a high-tech firm that provides accurate and reliable forecasts for development demand, population growth and housing demand for communities throughout the United States, announced the appointment of James C. Wenyon, MSP, to the position of Staff Planner. Wenyon is a recent graduate of Florida State University in…

Sanibel Captiva Community Bank hires Philhower

08/31/2020

Brittany Philhower has joined Sanibel Captiva Community Bank as a teller at the College Parkway Branch, located at 7500 College Parkway. She is responsible for assisting customers with personal and business banking transactions. Philhower has five years of experience in the banking industry working for several local financial institutions. Founded in 2003, Sanibel Captiva Community…