Business Briefs
Geo’s Italian Restaurant
Geo’s Italian Restaurant recently opened at 1140 Ceitus Terrace in Cape Coral. The restaurant is owned and operated by George and Lauren Lukas, Rear Admiral (NOAA, retired) Richard and Alisa Behn, all residents of the Cape. The Lukases were previously part of a highly successful chain of Italian restaurants.
Geo’s offers authentic Italian dishes and the restaurant was voted the Best Italian Restaurant and Best Restaurant for 2009 in the Cape Coral Daily Breeze “Best Of” poll.
The restaurant is open Monday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.; and Sunday, noon to 10 p.m. For information, call 239-699-1780.
Grimes, Romero promoted at First Community Bank
First Community Bank of Southwest Florida has announced it has promoted Linda Grimes to assistant vice presi-dent/office manager at the Daniels Park-way branch, and Puja Romero to customer service representative in the Red Cedar branch.
Grimes has worked for First Com-munity Bank for four years and has 10 years of banking experience. She started her banking career as a CSR, working her way up. As a bank officer, her new duties include managing the branch’s daily operations.
Romero started as a teller and has also worked for First Community Bank for four years. As a CSR she will assist customers by providing the bank’s products to current and future clients.
First Community Bank of Southwest Florida is part of Southwest Florida Community Bancorp Inc.
For more information, visit www.fcb-yourbank.com or call (239) 939-4100.
Chionopoulos joins Sasso & Teuber
Michael E. Chionopoulos has joined the law firm of Sasso & Teuber in Cape Coral. He was previously a litigator for 15 years before serving as an infantry officer and JAG officer in the Middle East. After being decorated for his service, Chionopoulos returned home and was appointed as a judge in Oklahoma. He was admitted to the Florida Bar in December 2007 and was employed with a specialty firm before joining Sasso & Teuber.
He brings with him a host of litigation skills as well as over five years experience as senior vice president and general counsel of a public company.
He primarily practices complex family law, corporations and general civil litigation, including estates. Additionally, he is admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court and the 7th, 8th, 9th and 10th Federal Circuits of Appeal and the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces. Currently, he teaches a class on Constitutional Law and its Biblical foundations to help raise awareness in the public.
Youmans joins Allied Recycling
Robin Youmans has joined Allied Recycling as managing partner of Allied Portables LLC, the firm’s portable restroom division. In this role, Youmans is responsible for the development of the division’s business plan and the management of all aspects of the operations.
Youmans brings nearly a decade of extensive experience to her role in the company. She has previously held positions in the industry that included regional sales manager and assisted in all operational management functions.
Allied Portables LLC, is located in Fort Myers and serves Collier, Lee, Charlotte, Hendry and Sarasota counties supplying and servicing traditional portable restrooms for construction job sites, agriculture, disaster relief and special events offering air-conditioned restroom trailers.
For information, call 239-334-7689 or visit www.alliedsiteservices.com
J.L. Wallace completes SunTrust building project
J.L. Wallace Inc. has completed the renovation of a portion of the fourth floor space in the SunTrust building located at 12751 New Brittany Blvd. in Fort Myers. The future tenant will be First American Title Insurance Company.
The project consisted of the complete build-out of 3,000 square feet of tenant space in the existing building including HVAC upgrade, drywall, flooring, and cabinets. Architectural services were provided by Avalon Engineering.
Based in Fort Myers, J.L. Wallace has provided general contracting, design/build and construction management services in Southwest Florida since 1997.
For more information, visit www.jlwallaceinc.com or call (239) 437-1111.
Kindred Spirits relocating to Del Prado Boulevard
Due to a few unexpected circumstances, Kindred Spirits is temporarily closed and will be re-opening Thursday, May 28, at its new location – 2816 Del Prado Blvd. S., Cape Coral.
This location will allow the company to expand its current inventory as well as increase the number of services it offers.
For additional information, call (239) 542-3500
Center for Laser Vision Correction receives 2009 Best of Fort Myers Award
Dr. Jonathan Frantz, medical director of Florida Eye Health, has announced that for the second consecutive year, the Center for Laser Vision Correction has been selected for the 2009 Best of Fort Myers Award in the physicians and surgeons category by the U.S. Local Business Association.
The USLBA “Best of Local Business” Award Program recognizes outstanding local businesses throughout the country. Each year, the USLBA identifies companies that they believe have achieved exceptional marketing success in their local community and business category.
Dr. Frantz has been providing laser vision correction at the main offices of Florida Eye Health, 12731 New Brittany Blvd. in Fort Myers, since 1996 and offered the first on-site laser in Naples in 1999 at his office at 2100 N. Tamiami Trail, Gateway Plaza.
For more information visit www.bettervision.net or call The Center for Laser Vision Correction at (239) 791-2020 for a complimentary LASIK screening.
Pileta earns top service team member recognition
Dia Pileta, service advisor at John Marazzi Nissan of Naples, has been named the top service team member for the month of April, achieving a high 94.5 Nissan Customer Service Index (CSI) rating by her customers.
Pileta wrote 446 repair orders for the month, averaging 22 customers per day. Nissan’s CSI rating system is a customer survey of the service experience. Customers rate the promptness of the greeting, how thoroughly the Service Advisor communicates the repair work and follows through to ensure the vehicle is repaired right the first time and ready when promised. The new Nissan auto dealership is located at 3640 Pine Ridge Road, at Exit 10,7, west of I-75 in Naples.
For more information, contact Pileta at 239-659-9099.
Strategy Marketing Research opens
Veteran market researcher Harris Segel has launched Strategy Marketing Research of Florida, specializing in the design, implementation and analysis of Southwest Florida surveys. The firm conducts market research through online, mail, face-to-face and telephone surveys, as well as focus groups.
Segel has more than 16 years of market research experience in Southwest Florida and Central Virginia. As director of research for Waterman Broadcasting, he carried out surveys of television news preferences and partnered with Mason-Dixon Polling and Research for a survey about Hurricane Charley news coverage. He attended Memphis State University, is a member of the Florida Chapter of the Marketing Research Association, and holds the Professional Researcher Certification from the national organization.
Strategy Marketing Research’s Web site, www.smrfla.com, provides links to demographic statistics and other data, information about designing surveys, survey software and online services, and background about the company and its services. For information, call 877-863-7674.
Association of Women Lawyers raises funds
The Lee County Association for Women Lawyers has announced it has raised over $600 during its fund-raiser to benefit the local Blessings in a Backpack program.
On May 11, over 40 female, legal professionals enjoyed complimentary mini-massages and mini-manicures from the wonderful staff of Vincent Salon and Spa as well as a fashion show featuring wardrobe ensembles from Janet Marie Studios.
Lee County Association for Women Lawyers is the local chapter of the Florida Association for Women Lawyers, a voluntary bar association that was formed in 1951 to promote women’s rights and the common interests of women lawyers. For more information, visit www.fawl.org
Blessings in a Backpack is a program designed to feed elementary school children who qualify for the federal free and reduced meal program and may not have any or enough food on the weekends.
For more information, visit www.blessingsinleeco.org or contact the local effort via mail at 5781 Lee Boulevard suite 208-239 Lehigh Acres, FL 33971.
Cohill vice president of sales for P2i Ltd.
P2i Ltd., the UK-based world leader in liquid repellent nano-coating technology, has appointed Cape Coral resident Eric Cohill as vice president, sales to drive business in the USA.
Cohill, based near Jaycee Park, is an experienced and award-winning sales professional. Before joining P2i, he was president of CytoCore, a Chicago clinical diagnostics company specializing in early cancer screening. Prior to that he worked for such companies as US Surgical, Viking Systems, Curon Medical, Laserscope, and CryoGen.
He moved to Cape Coral in 1986 from the Philadelphia area.
Cohill’s appointment consolidates the March 2009 opening of P2i’s new U.S. office within the Herty Advanced Materials Development Center in Savannah, Georgia.
Raak earns accreditation
Sandra Kaye Raak, ASID, IIDA, LEED AP, has earned accreditation as a leadership in energy and environmental design professional. This national recognition by the Green Building Certification Institute signifies that an individual has attained advanced knowledge in sustainable design, construction and operational practices that are integrated to maximize both economic and environmental performance of the built environment.
Raak is a licensed interior designer specializing in health care design. She is the interior design coordinator for Lee Memorial Heath System.
Spivey elected vice president of organization
The law firm of Henderson Franklin has announced that one of its certified family law attorneys, Tricia Spivey, has been elected vice chairperson of The Collabor-ative Professionals of Southwest Florida. The organization promotes the collaborative process, a method where both parties and their attorneys agree in writing to focus all of their efforts toward resolving the divorce or other legal matter by agreement, without resorting to court. Lawyers and experts are hired as a team to help their clients achieve mutually acceptable settlements and optimum resolutions for the family.
Spivey is a board certified marital and family lawyer and a certified family law mediator. She represents clients in all areas of family law, including dissolutions of marriage, parenting issues, support, paternity, post-judgement enforcement, as well as prenuptial and postnuptial agreements. She received her undergraduate degree from Florida Southern College in 1991 and her law degree from Florida State University in 1994.
Henderson, Franklin, Starnes & Holt, P.A., is one of the largest law firms between Tampa and Miami.
For additional information about Spivey or the firm, visit www.henlaw.com, or call 239-344-1100.
Mail This LLC of Cape Coral joins Florida Merchants Network
The Florida Merchants Network announced that the newly opened Mail This, LLC, located in The Shoppes at North Cape, 2481 Del Prado Blvd., North, in Cape Coral has recently become a member of the FMN family of merchants.
Mail This combines a line of gifts along with a full range of pack-and-ship services and family style customer attention. Mail This ships UPS and is a FedEx Authorized ShipCenter, an Approved Shipper for The US Postal Service and a DHL Authorized Shipping Center.
Owners Marty and Jamie Murray have created a store of modern conveniences like color copies, the shipping services, mail boxes and more, but with the old time pleasure one used to get from regular visits to the “general” store. The company offers many other services such as bindery, laminating, keys made, notary services, passport photos and more.
Mail This store hours are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Saturday. It is closed Sundays. Phone is 239-242-6603.
Find out more about Mail This at these Web sites www.FloridaMerchantsNet-work.com or www.MailThisLLC.com