Business Briefs
A. Bud Krater Inc.
guest business at Capitol Bank
Each month the Capital Bank on Del Prado Boulevard invites a local business to showcase its company. This month, Bud Krater, a local
and long-time tax advisor in Cape Coral, is the bank’s guest business owner.
Krater’s offices are located at 19 North Del Prado Blvd., just
north of the Capital Bank’s location. He has been providing the Cape with his professional services and experience for over 20 years and is available all year to assist his clients with their tax questions or problems.
To make an appointment for taxes, call A. Bud Krater Inc. at 239-772-1040. Tax Day, April 15, is just around the corner.
Walter joins
Pushing the Envelope
Pushing the Envelope Inc. has hired Kate Walter, MA, APR as public relations and project manager. She will direct and provide public relations and marketing counsel for a variety of hospitality, non-profit, entertainment and food and beverage clients.
Walter received a bachelor of science in telecommunication, a bachelor of arts in political science and her master of arts degree in international communication from the University of Florida.
She has received numerous awards for developing strategic public relations campaigns including; Florida Public Relations Association Image Awards, a Hermes Creative Award and Public Relations Society of America Radiance Awards.
Opened in 2006, Pushing the Envelope Inc. is an award-winning marketing communication firm based in Fort Myers. The firm serves clients both regionally and nationally.
For additional information, call 239-221-2858, visit www.GetPushing.com or email Info@Get-Pushing.com.
Register now for Lee County Pine Island Farm and Grove Tour 2015
Join the University of Florida, IFAS Lee County Extension, Wednesday, March 18, for an educational day of fun on four farms/groves on Pine Island in Lee County. Experience new trends, products and innovations in local agriculture and meet our enthusiastic farmers.
The tour runs 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., starting and concluding at Terry Park at the UF/IFAS Extension Office, 3410 Palm Beach Blvd., Fort Myers. A farm-raised lunch will be served at one of the host sites. The tour is $60.
For registration details call Roy Beckford at 239-533-7512 or e-mail fbeckford@leegov.com. Make checks payable to LCEOAB and mail to “Pine Island Farm Tour,” UF/IFAS, 3410 Palm Beach Boulevard, Fort Myers, FL 33916.
Lee County Extension service offers educational programs through a three-way cooperative arrangement between the Board of County Commissioners, the University of Florida and the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Local extension agents are off-campus faculty members of the University of Florida.
Fort Myers-based Pearl Brands
promotes Siefert to vice president
Pearl Brands has promoted Kara Siefert to vice president – account director, announced agency owner Scott Qurollo. Siefert joined Pearl Brands in 2012 as an account executive after leaving a marketing position with a large bank; then the agency’s client. Since then she has expanded her role and responsibilities to her current position in charge of all account management at the branding agency.
A native of Indiana, Siefert is a graduate of Florida Gulf Coast University where she earned a degree in marketing.
Pearl Brands is an award-winning, strategically-focused creative agency located at 1635 Hendry St., in Fort Myers. It provides creative services, digital production, brand planning and other marketing communications services for a wide range of clients.
Engel joins Modern Services
as sales manager
David Engel has joined Modern Services as sales manager, announced Michael Leannah, director of operations for the Fort Myers-based contractor firm. Modern provides sales and maintenance services for air-conditioning, plumbing, electrical and appliances for home and office in Lee, Collier, Charlotte, Hendry, Hardy and Sarasota counties.
Engel manages the sales and training of sales staff for Modern Services from Sarasota to Collier County, responsible for its continued sales success throughout all aspects of the organization.
He has experience not only in sales, but also in operations management, project estimating, materials and supplies procurement for multi-million dollar companies between Illinois and Florida.
In past assignments he has held positions as operations manager, president and division manager, to name a few.
Modern Services is an HVAC, plumbing, electrical contractor and appliance service and repair service company serving Lee, Collier, Charlotte, Hendry, Hardy and Sarasota counties 24/7. It has been one of Philadelphia-based Elliott-Lewis Inc.’s family of companies since 1986. Modern was founded in 1965 as Modern Air Conditioning, and in 1980 combined with R.L. Anderson Services.
In 2015, the two companies blended into one to streamline operations and re-branded itself as Modern Services. The firm has office locations in Fort Myers and Venice.
For more information, call 239-694-8300. Online at www.ModernOnDemand.com.
White to sign newest book
at Doc Ford’s Rum Bar & Grill Sanibel
Doc Ford’s Rum Bar & Grill Sanibel Island location will be hosting Randy Wayne White, author of the Doc Ford Series, to celebrate the kickoff for his national book signing tour for the latest addition to the treasured series “Cuba Straits.” The event will be held Sunday, March 22, and Monday, March 23, from 12-2 p.m., and 4-6 p.m. both days.
In “Cuba Straits” (G.P. Putnam’s Sons), Marion “Doc” Ford and trusty sidekick, Tomlinson, return for a grand-slam adventure featuring baseball, human trafficking, rare sea turtles, and, most dangerous of all an unsanctioned trip deep into the heart of Cuba.
Doc Ford’s old friend, Gen. Juan Garcia, has gone into the lucrative business of smuggling Cuban baseball players into the U.S. He is also feasting on profits made by buying historical treasures for pennies on the dollar. He prefers what dealers call HPC items – high-profile collectibles – but when he manages to obtain a collection of letters written by Fidel Castro between 196062 to a secret girlfriend, it’s not a matter of money anymore. A lot happened between Cuba and the United States from 196062. Many men died. A few more will hardly be noticed.
White will begin each event with a question-and-answer session with the audience before the book signing. “Cuba Straits” hardcover books will be available for purchase on location at the event.
Doc Ford’s Rum Bar & Grille Sanibel is at 975 Rabbit Road on Sanibel Island. Call 239-472-8311 or visit www.docfordssanibel.com
White’s books are available for purchase at each of the Doc Ford locations.
Learn more at www.DocFords.com
Shell Factory to host
Easter Day Celebration
The Shell Factory will have an Easter Day Celebration from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Bring the whole family and enjoy live entertainment with Mike Glean, special Fun Park Pricing, and a free Petting Farm for the Kids. Again this year there will be an Easter Egg Hunt for Kids 12 and under starting at 2 p.m.
This Easter will also feature a kids friendly buffet from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Dolphin Room.
“Our own real live Easter Bunny will be there for some great pictures. We also will have 10 percent off all merchandise in our toy department. This promises to be a great event and is in keeping with our number 1 family entertainment destination theme” said Rick Tupper CFO/ Marketing Director.
The entire property will be open for a full day of Family Fun.
The Shell Factory is located 4 miles north of the Caloosahatchee River on Route 41. Visit www.shellfactory.com for additional information.