﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title>Cision News</title><link>https://news.cision.com</link><description>Cision is the leading global provider of media research, distribution, monitoring and evaluation services. With over 40 locations throughout the world, Cision provides the insight, expertise and intelligence that improve performance and build reputations.</description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 10:49:49 GMT</pubDate><image><title>Cision News</title><width>146</width><height>60</height><link>https://news.cision.com</link><url>https://news.cision.com/Content/img/news-logo.png</url></image><item><title>New Mission Systems International earns coveted four-star rating from Charity Navigator</title><link>http://news.cision.com/priority-marketing/r/new-mission-systems-international-earns-coveted-four-star-rating-from-charity-navigator,c9418569</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1340594</guid><description><![CDATA[Charity Navigator, America’s largest independent charity evaluator, has awarded New Mission Systems International (NMSI) with a four-star rating for the third consecutive year. Receiving Charity Navigator’s highest rating indicates that NMSI, a global non-denominational Christian-mission organization based in Fort Myers, adheres to good governance and other best practices that minimize the chance of unethical activities and that they consistently execute their mission in a fiscally responsible way. Only ten percent of the charities rated by Charity Navigators have received at least three]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 22:15:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Junior Achievement and FGCU present CEO Academy</title><link>http://news.cision.com/priority-marketing/r/junior-achievement-and-fgcu-present-ceo-academy,c9403680</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1308489</guid><description><![CDATA[Entrepreneurial teens can discover what it takes to become a successful business leader at CEO Academy, an exclusive one-week summer camp. Presented by Junior Achievement of Southwest Florida in partnership with the Lutgert College of Business at Florida Gulf Coast University, CEO Academy will take place at the Lutgert College of Business June 10-14. Applications for the camp are now being accepted until May 1, 2013.

Open to rising high school juniors and seniors from Collier, Lee and Charlotte counties, CEO Academy teaches students the basics of starting and operating a successful]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2013 14:11:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Pavese Law Firm partner Christina Harris Schwinn to serve as mentor at Girls Going Places Entrepreneurship Conference on May 1</title><link>http://news.cision.com/priority-marketing/r/pavese-law-firm-partner-christina-harris-schwinn-to-serve-as-mentor-at-girls-going-places-entreprene,c9401943</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1306332</guid><description><![CDATA[Pavese Law Firm partner Christina Harris Schwinn will serve as a conference mentor at the Girls Going Places Entrepreneurship Conference on May 1 at Florida Gulf Coast University. During the event, students will meet with prominent women business owners and professionals who will serve as their mentors for the day. Schwinn and other women business professionals will lead students through a series of interactive activities and discussions centered on starting or running a business, as well as challenges and successes of owning a business or working in the business world.

“Young girls can]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 23:58:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Pavese Law Firm partner Mary Vlasak Snell to address succession planning for women business owners at May 2 NAWBO meeting</title><link>http://news.cision.com/priority-marketing/r/pavese-law-firm-partner-mary-vlasak-snell-to-address-succession-planning-for-women-business-owners-a,c9402560</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1306312</guid><description><![CDATA[Pavese Law Firm partner Mary Vlasak Snell will speak to women business owners on legal considerations surrounding business succession planning during the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) of Southwest Florida meeting on May 2 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at The Club at Grandezza clubhouse, located at 11481 Grand Oak Blvd. in Estero.

Who will keep the ship sailing when the captain is gone? Snell will address questions related to succession planning including the following:

  · Who will own or control the business when the founder or owner is no longer available?
  ·]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 19:10:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Stevens Construction Inc. adds John “JJ” Slaugh</title><link>http://news.cision.com/priority-marketing/r/stevens-construction-inc--adds-john--jj--slaugh,c9402385</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1306026</guid><description><![CDATA[John “JJ” Slaugh has joined Stevens Construction as superintendent, announced Mark Stevens, company president.

Slaugh will manage the onsite field supervision of commercial projects, specifically handling inspections, safety meetings, daily job reports, cost reports and all tasks that are instrumental to the success of the project. He is serving as superintendent for a 3,645-square-foot medical office in Naples, Fla.

Slaugh brings 36 years of construction experience, previously serving as superintendent for a custom builder where he completed a 50,000-square-foot clubhouse, pool and]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 13:15:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>True Fashionistas charity day to benefit Junior Achievement</title><link>http://news.cision.com/priority-marketing/r/true-fashionistas-charity-day-to-benefit-junior-achievement,c9401867</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1304892</guid><description><![CDATA[True Fashionistas Designer Resale will host a charity day sale on Saturday, April 20 to benefit Junior Achievement of Southwest Florida. Ten percent of all revenue earned during the hours of 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. will be donated to Junior Achievement in support of its mission to inspire and prepare young people to succeed in a global economy by educating students on financial literacy, work readiness and entrepreneurship. True Fashionistas Designer Resale is located in Naples within the Shoppes at Vanderbilt, at the corner of Vanderbilt Beach and Airport Pulling Roads right next to The Good Life]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 17:50:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Pavese Law Firm paralegal earns advanced certification in Real Estate Principles</title><link>http://news.cision.com/priority-marketing/r/pavese-law-firm-paralegal-earns-advanced-certification-in-real-estate-principles,c9401671</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1304646</guid><description><![CDATA[Pavese Law Firm is pleased to announce that paralegal Kelly B. VanBenschoten has completed the advanced paralegal certification program on Real Estate Principals, earning her second Advanced Certified Paralegal (ACP) credential in connection with her paralegal work. She previously earned her ACP designation in Land Use, as well as her Certified Paralegal designation. VanBenschoten is the first paralegal in the U.S. to achieve the advanced certification in the field of Real Estate Principles, and is the only paralegal in the U.S. to achieve the advanced paralegal certification in both Real]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 13:06:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Safe Kids Lee/Collier Counties hosts May 18 Safe Kids Day Lookout Cookout, Safety Fair May 18</title><link>http://news.cision.com/priority-marketing/r/safe-kids-lee-collier-counties-hosts-may-18-safe-kids-day-lookout-cookout--safety-fair-may-18,c9400230</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1301713</guid><description><![CDATA[Safe Kids Lee/Collier Counties is hosting a “lookout cookout” and safety fair at Gulf Coast Town Center in recognition of Safe Kids Day, May 18 from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. Open to the public, the lookout cookout is a family-friendly event featuring local restaurants, as well as age-appropriate injury prevention games and educational booths.

Members of Safe Kids Lee/Collier Counties will reach out to families and attendees with valuable safety tips to prevent drowning, sports-related injuries and other unintentional childhood injuries. Activities include:

  · Meet the firefighters and tour]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2013 18:23:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Lakes Regional Park to Host National Public Gardens Day on Friday, May 10</title><link>http://news.cision.com/priority-marketing/r/lakes-regional-park-to-host-national-public-gardens-day-on-friday--may-10,c9400186</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1301650</guid><description><![CDATA[Lakes Park Enrichment Foundation is hosting a day-long celebration in recognition of National Public Gardens Day on Friday, May 10, from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Free and open to the public, the event includes garden tours; birding tips and tours; guest speakers including well-known local author Charles Sobczak and cartoonist Doug McGregor; demonstrations by local garden clubs, nurseries and growers; children’s story-telling and activities and more. In addition, the culmination of the 2013 Botanic Gardens at Lakes Park Photography Contest will take place at noon with the presentation of the awards.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2013 15:13:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>zzStevens Construction Inc. adds Project Administrator</title><link>http://news.cision.com/priority-marketing/r/zzstevens-construction-inc--adds-project-administrator,c9399581</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1300693</guid><description><![CDATA[Stevens Construction continues to expand its Tampa team with the addition of project administrator Denise Castaneda, announced Mark Stevens, company president.Castaneda brings 20 years of construction administration experience, previously serving as a project coordinator for a nationwide construction management firm.

As project administrator, Castaneda will lead administrative tasks for projects including permitting, change orders, direct materials invoicing and close-outs. She will also be involved with pre-construction services and will assist in the bidding process. Castaneda is]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2013 15:38:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Dr. Ben Carson to speak at Nov. 14 Habitat for Humanity 35th Anniversary Celebration</title><link>http://news.cision.com/priority-marketing/r/dr--ben-carson-to-speak-at-nov--14-habitat-for-humanity-35th-anniversary-celebration,c9398816</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1299333</guid><description><![CDATA[In celebration of 35 years of building homes in Collier County, Habitat for Humanity of Collier County will host an anniversary celebration on Thursday, Nov. 14 at 6:30 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church in Naples. The evening will feature Dr. Sam Durso, Habitat Collier President and CEO; a performance by the Habitat Youth Choir; and a keynote address by world-renowned neurosurgeon and author Dr. Ben Carson, director of pediatric neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center in Baltimore.

Carson's remarkable journey from tough, inner-city youth to history-making neurosurgeon celebrates]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2013 13:40:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Tickets available to April 21 dinner and auction at Grandezza to benefit the Junior Achievement CEO Academy</title><link>http://news.cision.com/priority-marketing/r/tickets-available-to-april-21-dinner-and-auction-at-grandezza-to-benefit-the-junior-achievement-ceo-,c9398150</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1297993</guid><description><![CDATA[Tickets are available to the Breaking Par for Junior Achievement dinner and auction on Sunday, April 21 from 5:15 – 8:15 p.m. at the Club at Grandezza. The dinner and auction will follow the sold-out Breaking Par Golf Tournament, and proceeds from the tournament, dinner and auction will benefit Junior Achievement of Southwest Florida’s CEO Academy, a week-long business school summer camp held for rising high school juniors and seniors in partnership with Florida Gulf Coast University.  

The event includes a silent auction featuring more than 35 sought-after Southwest Florida experiences]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2013 13:11:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Riders can win $500 cash at BBQ, Bands &amp; Brew Poker Run on April 7</title><link>http://news.cision.com/priority-marketing/r/riders-can-win--500-cash-at-bbq--bands---brew-poker-run-on-april-7,c9393928</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1289590</guid><description><![CDATA[The Lee Building Industry Association (BIA) is hosting the fourth annual BBQ, Bands and Brew to benefit its nonprofit charitable arm Builders Care on Sunday, April 7 from 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. at the Lee County Alliance for the Arts. This year’s fundraiser includes a Poker Run that starts out at Fort Myers Harley-Davidson located at 2160 Colonial Blvd. Participants can register online or between 9 and 10:30 a.m. on Sunday, April 7 at the Fort Myers Harley-Davidson. Riders will vie for Best Hand of the Poker Run which earns them $500 cash and a basket of Harley-Davidson gear.

Registration is]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Apr 2013 14:47:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Sponsors named for 2013 Junior Achievement Business Hall of Fame, Lee County</title><link>http://news.cision.com/priority-marketing/r/sponsors-named-for-2013-junior-achievement-business-hall-of-fame--lee-county,c9393915</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1289572</guid><description><![CDATA[Junior Achievement of Southwest Florida announces BB&T Bank and BB&T-Oswald Trippe and Company are this year’s event title sponsors. CenturyLink, Home-Tech, Lee Memorial Health System, Hope HealthCare Services, LeeSar and Markham Norton Mosteller Wright & Company P.A. are gold sponsors for the event.

The 2013 Business Hall of Fame, Lee County dinner and awards ceremony will be held on April 10 at 5 p.m. at the Hyatt Regency Coconut Point Resort & Spa in Estero. During the event, Junior Achievement of Southwest Florida will induct forward-thinking entrepreneurs and prominent community]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Apr 2013 14:33:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Cape Christian Fellowship Island Coast campus to host Easter egg drop</title><link>http://news.cision.com/priority-marketing/r/cape-christian-fellowship-island-coast-campus-to-host-easter-egg-drop,c9392818</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1288045</guid><description><![CDATA[The new Island Coast Campus of Cape Christian Fellowship, located at Island Coast High School,  will host an Easter egg drop on Saturday, March 30 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The event will include a helicopter dropping ten thousand Easter eggs, an appearance by the Easter Bunny, free prizes like TV’s, gift cards, and kids toys, as well as local food vendors. The new Island Coast Campus of Cape Christian Fellowship is located at Island Coast High School at 2125 De Navarra Parkway, just west of Del Prado Boulevard. The new campus will host its first public worship service on Easter Sunday.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2013 23:54:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Botanic Gardens at Lakes Park photo contest open for entries</title><link>http://news.cision.com/priority-marketing/r/botanic-gardens-at-lakes-park-photo-contest-open-for-entries,c9392816</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1288044</guid><description><![CDATA[The Lakes Park Enrichment Foundation is currently collecting entries for its Botanic Garden at Lakes Park Photography Contest, a new addition to its annual National Public Garden Day event. Amateur photographers are invited to submit up to three images of the Community Garden or Fragrance Garden at Lakes Park. The deadline to submit entries is April 30, and winners will be notified prior to May 7. Winning entries will be printed and displayed at Lakes Park during the National Public Garden Day event on May 10.

Entries should be submitted in JPEG format on CD or DVD and mailed to the P.O.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2013 23:44:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>CenturyLink gives High $5 to FGCU for making history</title><link>http://news.cision.com/priority-marketing/r/centurylink-gives-high--5-to-fgcu-for-making-history,c9393096</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1287851</guid><description><![CDATA[CenturyLink (http://www.centurylink.com/) (NYSE: CTL) (http://www.centurylink.com/) is offering Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) and its basketball team a “High $5” for its history-making run in this year’s NCAA Men’s Championship Tournament. More specifically, Southwest Florida’s television, broadband and telephone provider has pledged a donation of $5 to FGCU’s Athletics Department for every new TV service subscriber in Southwest Florida that signs up before the tournament ends April 8. Customers can join CenturyLink in supporting FGCU by ordering in store, by phone or online. The]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2013 13:37:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Cape Christian Fellowship Hosting Fourteen Worship Services Easter Weekend</title><link>http://news.cision.com/priority-marketing/r/cape-christian-fellowship-hosting-fourteen-worship-services-easter-weekend,c9393093</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1287842</guid><description><![CDATA[Having almost doubled in size in just three years, Cape Christian Fellowship views Easter as an opportunity to recast its vision of serving within the city of Cape Coral. To accommodate its rapid growth, the church is planning fourteen worship services at its Chiquita, Island Coast, and online campuses for Easter Weekend.

At the Chiquita Campus located at 2110 Chiquita Boulevard South in Cape Coral service times include 6:30 and 7:30 pm. on Good Friday, a Saturday Easter service at 6:30 pm., and Easter Sunday services at 9:00, 9:30, 10:00, 10:30, 11:00, 11:30 am. and noon. The church’s]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2013 13:22:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Conservancy of Southwest Florida hosts Grand Reopening Weekend Festival April 20-21</title><link>http://news.cision.com/priority-marketing/r/conservancy-of-southwest-florida-hosts-grand-reopening-weekend-festival-april-20-21,c9390977</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1284056</guid><description><![CDATA[The public is invited to experience the new 21-acre Conservancy of Southwest Florida Nature Center during a two-day Grand Reopening Weekend Festival April 20-21 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The newly renovated, $20 million Conservancy of Southwest Florida Nature Center, located  off of Goodlette-Frank Road just south of the zoo in Naples, is designed to raise awareness of the importance of protecting the water, land, and wildlife in the region.

The weekend festivities include special exhibits, educational programs and speakers, including renowned oceanographer and Saturday’s keynote speaker Dr.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2013 13:12:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Pavese Law Firm paralegal earns professional certification, membership</title><link>http://news.cision.com/priority-marketing/r/pavese-law-firm-paralegal-earns-professional-certification--membership,c9390124</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1281725</guid><description><![CDATA[Pavese Law Firm is pleased to announce and recognize that paralegal Dana M. Saracione, CP, has successfully completed the certified paralegal examination and became a member of the National Association of Legal Assistants, Inc. (NALA). NALA is a non-profit organization, representing over 18,000 paralegals, who are individual members or members of NALA affiliated associations.

Prior to joining Pavese Law Firm, Saracione was a litigation paralegal with the Lee County Attorney’s Office where she worked on personal injury cases, eminent domain and workers’ compensation cases on behalf of Lee]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2013 13:19:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Melissa Cofta Joins Priority Marketing Team</title><link>http://news.cision.com/priority-marketing/r/melissa-cofta-joins-priority-marketing-team,c9390101</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1281684</guid><description><![CDATA[Melissa Cofta, MBA, APR, has joined Priority Marketing as marketing and public relations account manager. In this position, she will provide account services to a variety of clients and work with the firm’s creative team to develop strategies to achieve their marketing goals.  

Cofta has seven years of experience in non-profit resource development having most recently served as the director of development for PACE Center for Girls of Lee County. She holds a bachelor’s degree in communications specializing in public relations and advertising and a Masters of Business Administration]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2013 13:04:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Stevens Construction Superintendent Earns Healthcare Construction Certification</title><link>http://news.cision.com/priority-marketing/r/stevens-construction-superintendent-earns-healthcare-construction-certification,c9390088</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1281660</guid><description><![CDATA[Tom Dyer has earned the Healthcare Construction Certificate (HCC) from the American Society for Healthcare Engineering (ASHE), a subsidiary of the American Hospital Association.

The HCC two-day program involves completing coursework and programs directly related to construction and renovation projects within the healthcare environment. Program curriculum includes risk management assessment, quality control, medical gas systems, life-safety code, infectious control planning and implementation. The certification demonstrates Dyer’s understanding and knowledge of the latest compliance]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2013 12:54:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Women’s Fund of Southwest Florida and SCORE Naples collaborate on revolving loans for women entrepreneurs</title><link>http://news.cision.com/priority-marketing/r/the-women-s-fund-of-southwest-florida-and-score-naples-collaborate-on-revolving-loans-for-women-entr,c9386026</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1273460</guid><description><![CDATA[The Women’s Fund of Southwest Florida is partnering with the SCORE Naples, counselors to small businesses, and Economic Development Investment Fund (EDIF) to offer women business owners in Collier County business counseling services and workshops in preparation to access to capital for their business start-up or expansion.

The mission of The Women’s Fund of Southwest Florida is to raise money through federal and state grants, and relationships with individual and corporate donors, and employ a strategic grant-making model to fund programs and organizations that address the needs of women]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2013 14:10:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Builders provide free ramp to North Fort Myers family</title><link>http://news.cision.com/priority-marketing/r/builders-provide-free-ramp-to-north-fort-myers-family,c9385537</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1272460</guid><description><![CDATA[Roy and Betty Logan have had their share of major medical challenges, including Roy’s life-threatening complications related to diabetes. Roy, 58, had his leg amputated in December and just returned home after a two-month stay in the hospital and six months in a rehabilitation facility. Upon his release, Roy and Betty worried about how he would climb the steep six stairs into thier North Fort Myers home. That’s when they reached out to Builders Care for help.

“In an emergency situation, the Logans would be in dire straits,” Heidi Taulman, executive director of Builders Care, said.

Roy]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2013 13:38:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>