May
23
SWFBT nabs state awards
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Southwest Florida Business Today (SWFBT) only began publishing at the end of October, yet it impressed judges at Community Papers of Florida (CPF) to win a third-place spot and an 
honorable mention at that organization’s 2008 Awards for Excellence presentation in April.
The third place honors were awarded in the Sales Promotion category for Sales Kit/Media Package. The media kit’s striking cover features a businessman and woman looking bewildered beneath a jigsaw puzzle piece, with the headline, “Puzzled over how to keep up with changes in Southwest Florida’s Business Market?” Inside, the copy touts SWFBT as the missing piece – a source for regional business news. Read more
May
23
What you wouldn’t give to work here
Filed Under Awards & Recognitions, Economic Development, Trends | Leave a Comment
Annual awards focus on Collier’s best companies for employees
By BILL SCHILLER
Business Writer
How would you like to have 39 paid days off after one year of employment? How would you feel about being imme
diately enrolled in a company’s 401k Plan on your first day of hire? What would it mean to have 100 percent of your health insurance paid by your employer? How would you feel about going to a job where a “Fun Committee” has been established to ensure staff takes time out for weekly games, such as a bubble gum blowing contest?
These are just a few of the perks provided by the companies that are being recognized by the Collier County Economic Development Council (EDC) with this year’s “Best Places to Work” and “Best Practices” Awards.
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