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Touchstone 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…
The 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…
Doug Stewart was recently promoted to Chief Operating Officer of Goodwill Industries of Southwest Florida, an affiliation that spans nearly six years, including his most recent role as Vice President of Finance. In this senior executive management role, Stewart is responsible for leadership and direction of all core business operations, finance, accounting, information technology, business…
Dr. James Teet joined Advance Medical of Naples, which has been providing family practice and urgent care healthcare services to the Naples community for more than 30 years. Teet’s experience with telemedicine combined with family practice and urgent care experience will aid in the continued growth of Advance Medical services. “Dr. Teet’s dedication to improving…
GATES is proud to announce FG Capital, a private equity firm, as a new investor and growth partner for the construction firm. The principal behind FG Capital is an entrepreneur and the American founder of VEON, the 7th largest mobile telecom company in the world (more subscribers than AT&T & Verizon). VEON was started with…
Sanibel Captiva Community Bank celebrates their 16th anniversary doing business in Southwest Florida in 2019, marked by continued expansion and an unwavering commitment to the community. To commemorate the anniversary, the bank has announced the purchase of a 12,000-square-foot building located at 9311 College Parkway, at the corner of College Parkway and McGregor Boulevard, formerly…
Students enrolled in The Immokalee Foundation’s Career Development program experienced first-hand the home construction process during a recent career exploration day hosted by Pulte Homes. The day began at Pulte Homes’ corporate office in Bonita Springs with a tour, which included Pulte’s Design Center. Students were then encouraged to roll up their sleeves and use…
Startup City Magazine named iGPS as one of the nation’s 15 most-promising wearable tech startups. The award and a feature story in the most recent issue of the magazine devoted to covering startups boosted the firm’s reputation as the leading provider of parent-controlled smart watches that monitor children’s safety. “We were surprised and grateful for…
Veterans Florida, a nonprofit corporation created by the State of Florida that provides veteran and transitioning service members with career opportunities and entrepreneurship resources, recently announced they have partnered with Lockheed Martin, a global security and aerospace company, to launch new initiatives and further aid the organization with its growth and long term vision. Lockheed…
John Talmage starts this week as director of the Economic Development Office and Pamela Johnson will assume new responsibilities as deputy director of EDO, Lee County Sports Development and the Visitor & Convention Bureau. Talmage spent his career working in economic development for both municipal governments and research organizations. This includes working for New York…