Shop Talk

Downing-Frye Realty sales award winners for 2007 were Peter Reppucci, top overall agent; Michael Parise, top sales agent; and Nancy Burgess, top listing agent, all based in the main Naples office.

The Real Estate Investment Society Scholarship Foundation awarded Frank D’Alessandro Memorial Scholarships of $2,500 each to FGCU business majors Angela Garcia, Emily Ann Brockelsby and Jessica M. Vogel.

Bradley K. Hobbs, an FGCU professor of economics and finance, was awarded a 2008 Acton Foundation Excellence in Entrepreneurship Education Award.

Career Moves
Financial Services
Tammy Klein joined McGladrey & Pullen CPA firm’s Naples office as human resources director for Florida.

Panther Community Bank named Michael A. Beitzinger vice president and branch manager in Lehigh Acres.

Orion Bank, Fort Myers, appointed Andrew C. Lampkins vice president, alternative delivery manager.

Edison National Bank, Fort Myers, hired Wilmaris Ocasio as a customer service representative.
Bank of Florida - Southwest, based in Naples, appointed Danny E. Morgan as CEO.

Vicki Massengill has joined Markham Norton Mosteller Wright & Co. as administrator.
real estate and development

Architecture Inc. hired Roman Brown as business development associate in its Fort Myers office.
Donald R. Schrotenboer became vice president of Gilkey Advisors, a new division of Gilkey Organization real estate consulting firm, Bonita Springs.

Tina Martin is now manager of Engel & Voelkers Fort Myers River District office.

T. Jerulle Construction, Naples, appointed Michael D. Demerly as vice president.

Myra Citrin Zweig joined Bonita Bay Group Realty as a sales associate.

John R. Wood Realtors added sales associates David Burke, Greg Gorman, Mary Kay Hart and Shannon Gilmore in Old Naples; Dustin Beard, Patricia McGuffey and Robin Hill in central Naples; Angela Burke and Elizabeth Novak in uptown Naples; Laura Almand and Priscilla Kellerhouse in new homes division; Orsolya Erdelyi in Orion; and Tim Cranch in Bonita Springs.

Also, Don Wenninger was named chief information officer.

Jeff Curl joined Architectural Network, Naples, as principal of a new landscape architecture division.

Owen-Ames-Kimball Co. promoted David J. Dale to president.

Commercial real estate brokers Rob Reynolds and Joe Ferrao joined NAI Southwest Florida, based in Fort Myers.

Suffolk Construction promoted Joe Stamp of Naples to project executive.

Engineering
Heidi von Korff joined the Naples office of Hole Montes as a land development engineer.

WilsonMiller promoted Michael A.G. Burton to corporate leader of ecological and water resources department. David S. Wilkison was named managing principal of the firm’s Fort Myers office.

Richard L. Woodruff and Timothy P. Durham have assumed new roles as managing principal and corporate environmental/ecological client services manager.

Other Industries
SunStream Hotels & Resorts, Fort Myers Beach, welcomed Julie Kiltz as marketing account executive.

Quarles & Brady law firm hired David Pash as an attorney in its trusts and estates group in Naples.

Bobbin Hollow Equestrian Center, Naples, named Suzanne Donovan as manager.
John Paulus II is now head of Canterbury School, Fort Myers.

Promotions at Lee County Electric Cooperative, North Fort Myers, include the following: Denise Vidal, director of administration; Frank Cain, manager, power supply contract administration; Joe Padgett, manager, customer information services; Cindy Neumann, head of program management and process practices; and Ed Nagy, head of information technology infrastructure and operation.

Also, Bernard Davis was named manager of customer issues and revenue assurance.

Aeronautical Charters, based at Page Field Airport, Fort Myers, added Stefanie Ink to its sales and new business development departments.

FGCU’s Small Business Develop-ment Center added Judy Pultro as a certified business analyst.
Kim Azar-Anderson is now Tiffany & Co. store manager in Naples.

Noodles Italian Café & Sushi Bar welcomed Tom Haddad as director of special events.
Royce L. Stevens Jr. was promoted to chief operating officer and director for PrivateSky Aviation Services, Fort Myers.

Chef Jeff May joined Cappelli’s Catering, based in Naples.

Goodwill Industries of Southwest Flo-rida hired Bob Haenggi as vice president of career development services.

Business Moves
Downing-Frye Realty opened offices at 1170 Third St. S., and 1179 Eighth St. S., in Naples, and began offering Agora School of Real Estate classes in its Bonita Springs location.

Harvard Jolly Architecture, Fort Myers, partnered with Dr. Willard R. Daggett, president of the International Center for Leadership in Education, to create new school and classroom designs to enhance education.

Renovation is complete of Bonita Springs Fire Station No.1, designed by Gora McGahey - Associates in Architecture.

Alliance Design Group, Fort Myers, has completed restoration of the historic Ice House Pub in Punta Gorda, which was severely damaged by Hurricane Charley.

Pushing the Envelope public relations firm opened at 10940 Harmony Park Drive in Bonita Springs.

Goodwill Industries opened a retail and donation center at 13500 Plantation Road, Fort Myers.
Becker & Poliakoff law firm moved its Naples office to the Fifth Third Center, 999 Vanderbilt Beach Road.

Engel & Voelkers residential realtors opened an office at 469 Fifth Ave. S., in Naples.

TIB Financial Corp. has acquired Naples Capital Advisors. Founders Michael H. Morris and John M. Suddeth Jr. are staying on as president and CEO and executive vice president and chief investment officer, respectively. In addition, TIB Bank formed a Private Banking Group, led by senior vice president Paul A. Belfore. He also serves as executive vice president of Naples Capital Advisors, and Morris is now executive vice president of TIB Bank. Cathi Johnson and Tina Blake joined as private bankers.

Yacht Clubs of the Americas will begin construction this summer on Riviera Harbour Marina in downtown Fort Myers.

TD Computer Technologies, Fort Myers, changed its name to TD Information Technologies.

TruWave Networks, a new voice- and data-services provider, launched operations at 24017 Production Circle, Bonita Springs.

Professional Building Systems completed The Bean of Ave Maria.

Lori Sams now represents Tastefully Simple gourmet products in Naples and Bonita Springs for in-home taste events and retail distribution.

CSI Companies, Bonita Springs, launched a fuel management and purchasing service.
WXCW-TV (CW6) now airs a weekday newscast from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. via a partnership with WINK-TV.

Connect! lifestyles and informational show, hosted by former WINK-TV reporter Jim McLaughlin, airs on WGCU-TV Friday evenings and WGCU-FM Monday afternoons.

Calistoga Bakery Café and Bar Louie both opened locations in the Gulf Coast Town Center.
Heatherwood Construction completed the National City Private Client Group offices in Magnolia Square off Pine Ridge Road in Naples.

Arlene’s At Your Service in Naples now offers pet party planning.

Fort Myers engineering firm TDM Consulting opened an office in the Dominican Republic.
Accounting and consulting firms Schultz Chaipel Redovan Baker & Co., Fort Myers, and Rust Christopher & Co., Naples, have joined LarsonAllen.

Allyn International Services logistics and operations firm, Fort Myers, opened an office in Moscow.

With the retirement of Peter Burkert, the law firm of Burkert & Hart in Fort Myers has become The Law Office of Kim Patrick Hart.

Jennifer Cave-Smith has launched JCS Training & Consulting Services.

Resort Harbour Properties began operations in Harbour Tower and Bay View Tower condominiums on Sanibel Island.

Gora McGahey - Associates in Architecture and Owen-Ames-Kimball Co. designed and built both the Southwest Florida Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Fort Myers, and Auto Advantage dealership on Colonial Boulevard.

AT & L Granite and Marble, Fort Myers, opened a showroom in Sebring.

MNS Financial Management, Fort Myers, is now Marquis Wealth Management Group.

Clear Choice Lint Removal, a new laundry-dryer-maintenance service, launched in Bonita Springs.

GCM Contracting Solutions finished construction of an office building for Lykes Insurance at 5216 Summerlin Commons Blvd.

New business Simply Cupcakes takes online orders and delivers the treats in the Naples area.

Physicians’ Primary Care of Southwest Florida moved to expanded quarters at 1255 Viscaya Parkway, Cape Coral.

Congress Jewelers’ Fifth Avenue South store is the sole area location providing Chopard fine jewelry and watches.

Stultz Inc., Fort Myers, completed renovating South Trail Fire District Station 1, Fort Myers.
Bradley’s Fine Jewelers moved from Sanibel Island to 14261 Tamiami Trail S., in the Fine Shops at Andrea Lane, Fort Myers.

Gulfcoast Consulting Group completed a new medical and general office building at the Estero Professional Center, 9911 Corkscrew Road.

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