Shop Talk

U.S. Trust promoted Monika Davis to the position of financial officer in the Naples office.

Kim Donnelly and Don Ulzheimer joined the commercial lending department of Reliance Bank; Janet Cooper is a new residential lender.

healthcare

Darlene Grossman has become vice president of development for Hope Hospice and Community Services.

Dr. Tan-Long Pham joined Eye Centers of Florida in east Fort Myers.

Dr. Warren H. Hamilton has joined Florida Eye Health.

legal

Attorney Renée Binns has joined Thompson Family Law in Fort Myers.

Cox & Nici law firm, Naples, has added Jerald R. Pitkin as a senior associate attorney.

Henderson Franklin law firm added Suzanne M. Boy as an associate.

real estate and development

Ron Reitz has joined the Fort Myers office of SchenkelShultz Architecture as a project architect.

Sunbelt Business Advisors has named James Ballam as a business broker in its Naples office.

Matt Vacondios has joined Gates D'Alessandro & Woodyard as its strategic marketing and public relations director.

Bonita Bay Group promoted Dennis Church to vice president of planning and development. Margaret Emblidge has joined as director of entitlements and governmental affairs.

Mary Beth Ebenger joined Collier Enterprises as vice president and project manager. Mike Rosen is now senior vice president and general manager of its Big Cypress Stewardship District.

McGarvey Development Co. appointed Keith J. Veir vice president of construction.

Sheeley Architects added Tyler Petersen Bruce Lampitt and Matthew Bechtel as associates.

Kraft Construction Co. appointed KP Pezeshkan vice president.

engineering

New engineers at Alliance Design Group are Bill Bishop, Robert E. Moss and Hector Santiago.

Pavan Kalvala joined WilsonMiller's GIS unit as an analyst.

other industries

Lee County Electric Cooperative added Louis Weinhold as risk management analyst, John Caskey as senior programmer analyst, and Wilfredo Laiz and Varlam Molina as power engineers.

Beasley Broadcast Group added Kelly Chase and Ryno as weekday on-air personalities at WRXK-FM.

Bobbin Hollow Equestrian Center, Naples, has added Megan Dial as associate trainer and instructor.

The Downtown Naples Association has appointed Jim Goehler as acting executive director.

Joanne Asztalos is now director of marketing for Congress Jewelers.

Barbara-Anne S. Urrutia was promoted to public relations manager for the Lee County Port Authority.

Rolsafe International has promoted Bruce Parker to vice president.

Susan M. Sanders joined the public affairs division of the South Florida Water Management District.

The Lee County Visitor & Convention Bureau has named Mike Fischer tourism education manager.

Gary Beeson is police major of Lee County Port Authority Police Department operations for Southwest Florida International Airport and Page Field General Aviation Airport.

business moves

TIB Financial Corp. acquired the Bank of Venice.

Gulf Coast Cardiothoracic Surgeons and Vascular & General Surgical Consultants formed Gulf Coast Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgeons, with two offices in Fort Myers and one in Naples.

Mental health counselor Amy Lovett's office is now located at 1415 Panther Lane, Naples.

Andy's Island Seafood, Matlacha, has launched a Mobile Seafood Market to sell its seafood products.

Re/Max has opened its third office in Fort Myers at the Shoppes of Verandah, 11821 Palm Beach Blvd.

First Capital Lending Corp. has a new office at 1716 Cape Coral Parkway W., Cape Coral.

Architects Alan D. Esparza and Robert L. Massengale have partnered to form A & R Architects, 3850 Colonial Blvd., Fort Myers.

The Mediterra community in Naples has its first Green Home, as certified by Trifecta Construction Solutions and built by BCB Homes.

Eye Centers of Florida opened a new office at 4881 Palm Beach Blvd., east Fort Myers.

Noble Jewelers moved to 11601 S. Cleveland Ave., Fort Myers.

Community Engineering Services completed work on Java Moon Café's first Florida restaurant, 8880 Sal Rose Lane, Fort Myers.

Fowler White Boggs Banker law firm's Fort Myers office is now at 2235 First Street.

A Picture Factory opened at 25987 S. Tamiami Trail, Bonita Springs.

Dennis Gilkey, former Bonita Bay CEO, launched the Gilkey Organization providing investment and real estate development consulting.

Naples Buyers Agents is operating at 1001 Tenth Ave. S., Naples.

Bank of Florida Corp., Naples, has completed acquisition of Old Florida Bankshares, Fort Myers.

MediaBrains will publish online advertising directories for Sym-phony Publishing Group titles Golf Event, Musical Merchandise Review, Footwear Plus and Earnshaw's Review.

Lavendar & Quartz, offering holistic therapies, has opened at 5051 Castello Drive, Naples.

Engel & Voelkers, international real estate firm, opened an office at 720 Fifth Ave. S. in Naples.

Bonita Bay Group is testing the satellite-controlled Toro's IntelliSense irrigation system at Mediterra in Naples to enhance water conservation efforts.

WorkGiant.com of Fort Myers, a recruiting and career center Web site, will run the employment section of Florida Weekly's online property, which will provide a customized link to the recruiter's Web site via a partnership agreement.

Edison College now offers a Bachelor's of Applied Science degree in Public Safety Management.

Fifth Third Bank added a branch in the Hancock Bridge Financial Center, 114 Hancock Bridge Parkway.

Devious Design Studio now operates at 1500 Jackson St., Fort Myers.

Suffolk Construction, which is building the permanent campus and town of Ave Maria, opened an office in Sarasota.