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The Annual Food Network & Cooking Channel South Beach Wine & Food Festival returned in February to South Beach of Miami for the 18th time. Chef Rachid and Chef Asif were among the featured chefs and the only ones representing Southwest Florida and their ethnic cuisine. While chef Asif had the honor to be part of this…
Read MoreFirst State Bank of Arcadia is now Crews Bank & Trust. The new name echoes that of the owner, Crews Banking Corp., a privately held bank holding company that operates three other Central and Southwest Florida financial institutions. “Everything about who First State Bank of Arcadia is at its core will remain the same,” said…
Read MoreNew England Investment & Retirement Group (NEIRG), an investment advisory and wealth management firm headquartered in North Andover, Massachusetts, today announces the addition of Mark Dorn as a Principal in the firm’s growing Naples office. Dorn is an award-winning business and technology leader who has built numerous successful companies, products and technologies throughout the U.S.,…
Read MoreTodd R. Rinehart, one of Southwest Florida’s leading business bankers, has joined Charlotte State Bank & Trust as a vice president of commercial real estate lending. With 40 years of experience in all aspects of the banking industry, Rinehart has earned a reputation for providing exceptional service to his clients. A resident of Cape Coral,…
Read MoreBetty S. Thomas, ChFC®, CFP® and Senior Wealth Planner at Lassus Wherley, a Subsidiary of Peapack-Gladstone Bank, has been authorized by the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards (CFP Board) to use the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ and CFP® certification marks in accordance with CFP Board certification and renewal requirements. Betty joined Lassus Wherley in 1999.…
Read MoreRehmann has promoted Kim Martin, ChFC®, CLU®, MSFS to principal in the firm’s Stuart, Florida office, and has appointed two associates – Lisa Horesh of the firm’s Boca Raton office and Yamirka Suyi of the firm’s Bonita Springs office – to manager and senior roles. Martin provides comprehensive wealth management advice to high net worth…
Read MoreTarget Roofing & Sheet Metal has expanded its operations in Southwest Florida with the relocation of its Fort Myers headquarters to 1841 Ortiz Ave. in Fort Myers. Expanding to meet the region’s increasing commercial roofing needs, Target Roofing’s new 19,668-square-foot facility houses the company’s growing team of more than 200 employees that comprise its leadership,…
Read MoreLee County Commissioner Brian Hamman was selected to serve on the Florida Association of Counties Water Policy Committee. Hamman will serve alongside 36 other county commissioners from across the state. “Dirty water and poor system management have brought economic pain and environmental harm to Lee County far too many times over the last decade,” said Hamman. “I’m looking…
Read MoreTouchstone Wealth Partners |UBS promoted Stefan J. Contorno to Senior Vice President – Wealth Management. He is a financial advisor and portfolio manager for the Florida office of Touchstone Wealth Partners. He has been in the financial services industry for more than 20 years. Contorno is also an adjunct professor at Florida Gulf Coast University, teaching…
Read MoreThe Greater Naples Chamber of Commerce and the Board of Collier County Commissioners selected Friends of Rookery Bay as the Business of the Month for February 2019. The Board of Collier County Commissioners and Bethany Sawyer, the director of membership at The Greater Naples Chamber of Commerce, presented Athan Barkoukis, executive director, with a commemorative…
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