Renovation of Cape Walmart Supercenter complete

Cape Coral residents are getting a first look at the newly remodeled Walmart Supercenter at 1619 Del Prado Blvd., S., as the project is now complete. The remodel includes several department transformations, including the expansion of contact-free checkout experiences that will help customers save time.

The upgrades also complement the measures the company has taken in its U.S. stores to help protect associates and customers from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Customers will enjoy the following store improvements:

* New signage, fixtures and LED lighting throughout the entire store for better line of sight and easier navigation

* Front end transformation with increased numbers of self-checkout lanes and upgraded manned checkout lanes

* Refreshed interior and exterior, including paint, polished flooring and signage

* Modern, remodeled bathrooms

* Expanded Online Grocery Pickup services including additional parking spots for customers participating in Grocery pick-up

* Resurfaced and refreshed parking lot

Walmart Inc. serves customers at 384 retail units and online through Walmart Online Grocery, Walmart.com and its family of brands in Florida. It employs 106,375 associates in Florida. Learn more at corporate.walmart.com, on Facebook at facebook.com/walmart and on Twitter at twitter.com/walmart.

Conditioned Air receives 2020 Excellence Award from Lennox

Conditioned Air Company announced it has earned the Dave Lennox Award from Lennox Industries for the seventh straight year. The Dave Lennox Award is the most prestigious award bestowed by the international heating and air conditioning equipment manufacturer recognizing the top 25 dealers in the United States and Canada.

Lennox Industries is a worldwide leader in home comfort, a trusted HVAC brand for more than 125 years, and markets its air conditioning and heating products through a network of more than 7,000 dealers throughout North America.

Founded in 1962, Conditioned Air is an employer of choice offering extensive benefits and an environment for its 400 employees in Collier, Lee, Charlotte, Sarasota and Manatee counties in which they can grow professionally and personally. The company offers local expertise in light commercial and residential HVAC systems. The firm has in-house resources to design, estimate, install and maintain new construction, refrigeration and air dehumidification systems. For additional information, call 239-643-2445 or visit www.conditionedair.com.

Passenger traffic continues to increase at Southwest Florida International Airport

During May, a record-breaking 946,366 passengers traveled through Southwest Florida International Airport in Fort Myers. This was an increase of 562 percent compared to May 2020 and more than 30 percent above May 2019. Year-to-date, passenger traffic is up 34.9 percent compared to last year.

The traffic leader in May was Southwest Airlines with 212,214 total passengers. Rounding out the top five airlines were Delta (193,971), American (124,336), United (122,108) and JetBlue (94,007).

Southwest Florida International Airport had 9,203 aircraft operations, an increase of nearly 175 percent compared to May 2020. Page Field saw 12,097 operations, a 24.7 percent increase compared to May 2020.

Southwest Florida International Airport served nearly 6 million passengers in 2020 and is one of the top 50 U.S. airports for passenger traffic. For additional information, please visit www.flylcpa.com or Like Us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/flyRSW.

Alaska Airlines to offer service from Fort Myers to Los Angeles, Seattle

The Lee County Port Authority this week announced that Alaska Airlines will resume its nonstop service between Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW) in Fort Myers, and Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) on Nov. 19, 2021. Alaska Airlines has also increased the frequency of both flights and will operate daily to LAX and SEA.

For more information or to book a flight, please visit alaskaair.com. For more about Southwest Florida International Airport, please visit www.flylcpa.com.

Crowne Plaza Fort Myers at Bell Tower Shops receives 2021 AAA Inspector’s Best of Housekeeping award

Crowne Plaza Fort Myers at Bell Tower Shops has been recognized by the American Automobile Association with a 2021 AAA Inspector’s Best of Housekeeping award. The award is granted to hotels throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean that earn the highest possible cleanliness and condition scores. This marks the second consecutive year the hotel has earned the award, which was created by AAA in 2020.

According to AAA, a hotel’s housekeeping and maintenance attributes are among the most important components analyzed during the on-site evaluation conducted by AAA’s professionally trained inspectors.

The award-winning properties must demonstrate housekeeping excellence for two consecutive inspections and be free of AAA member complaints to meet the criteria for this award, which puts them in the top 25% of all 27,000 AAA Diamond designated hotels.

The 225-room Crowne Plaza Fort Myers at Bell Tower Shops is located adjacent to the Bell Tower Shops with over 50 boutiques, shops and restaurants and a 20-screen movie theater.

For additional information please visit www.Crowne Plaza.com/FtMyersFL.

Corso presents ‘Avoiding Legal Malpractice’ at the FDLA’s Liability Claims Conference

Henderson, Franklin, Starnes & Holt, P.A. has announced that Florida Civil Trial Expert Michael Corso was a panelist at the Florida Defense Lawyer’s Association’s Liability Claims Conference in Orlando on June 17. Corso, along with attorney Jeffrey James of the Banker Lopez Gassler law firm, presented “Avoiding Legal Malpractice.”

In addition to sharing analytical data from the ABA Standing Committee on Lawyers’ Professional Liability Study, the panelists discussed recent trends and Florida law governing professional liability.

Corso has been Florida Bar Board Certified in Civil Trial Law for over 35 years and over 20 years in Business Litigation Law. His trial practice is heavily involved in the defense of non-medical professionals (including lawyers, accountants, architects, engineers and surveyors), copyright/trademark infringement, product liability and tobacco litigation.

Henderson Franklin is one of the largest, locally-based law firms between Tampa and Miami with over 60 attorneys dedicated to providing a wide range of legal services in the areas of business and tax planning, estate planning, family law, business and civil litigation, eminent domain, intellectual property, workers’ compensation, employment law, real estate, and land use and environmental law. Henderson Franklin operates offices in Fort Myers, Bonita Springs, Naples, and Sarasota (by appointment only).

For more information on Corso or Henderson Franklin, please visit www.henlaw.com.

Priority Marketing wins two Telly Awards for video production

Priority Marketing earned two international Telly Awards recognizing the firm’s outstanding work in video production.

Founded in 1979, the Telly Awards is a global competition honoring excellence in local, regional and cable television commercials, as well as non-broadcast video and television programming. Winners represent advertising agencies, television stations, production companies and publishers around the world.

Priority Marketing earned Telly Awards for the following videos:

* Silver (Branded Content – Cause Marketing category): Kids’ Minds Matter Secret Garden Gala 2020

* Bronze (Branded Content – Corporate Image category): Priority Marketing Agency Video

Priority Marketing has won 14 Telly Awards since 2006.

Established in 1992, Priority Marketing is a full-service marketing, advertising, public relations, web development and digital marketing agency located at 12140 Carissa Commerce Court, Suite 201, in Fort Myers. Follow Priority Marketing on social media through Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and LinkedIn. For more information, call 239-267-2638 or visit PriorityMarketing.com.

FPRA SWFL to host public relations crisis planning seminar

The Southwest Florida Chapter of the Florida Public Relations Association invites business leaders and PR/marketing professionals to attend the upcoming in person crisis communication seminar. The event will take place from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Tuesday, July 13 at Dave and Buster’s, 13499 Cleveland Ave., Suite 400, Fort Myers, FL 33907.

A 2021 PWC study found that 69% of business leaders experienced at least one corporate crisis between 2014 and 2019, but only 45% had a crisis communication plan to help guide them through various scenarios. And, 95% said their crisis prep needs improvement.

This tabletop event will include a small-group setup, led by crisis communications experts from a variety of industries: Mary Briggs, APR, CPRC, System Director, Marketing and Brand Management, Lee Health; Betsy Clayton, APR, CPRC, Director of Communications, Lee County Government; Victoria Moreland, Chief Communications & Marketing Officer, Lee County Port Authority; Trish Robertson, APR, CPRC, Communications Officer, Collier County Supervisor of Elections; and Jessica Walker, APR, CPRC, Marketing and Public Relations Manager, Markham Norton Mosteller Wright & Company.

The cost is $25 for students, $30 for members and $40 for future members

Registration will close Friday, July 9, at www.fpraswfl.org/event-registration/fpra-events/july-program-crisis-not-disaster-a-real-time-exercise-in-pr-planning-and-response-for-emergencies/

For information, please visit the Southwest Florida Chapter of FPRA website at http://www.fpraswfl.org.

Heisner joins Goldstein, Buckley, Cechman, Rice & Purtz, P.A.

Attorney Adam Heisner has joined Goldstein, Buckley, Cechman, Rice & Purtz, a nearly 60-year-old Southwest Florida personal injury law firm. He will emphasize motor vehicle accidents and slip, trip and falls cases.

Heisner has a bachelor’s degree in economics, a master’s degree in business administration and received his law degree from Ave Maria School of Law. He started his legal career with the United States Army Corps of Engineers, where he published legal orders, maintained treaties compliance and helped the judiciary establish rules of evidence in Afghanistan. He received a Bronze Star and General Letter of Commendation.

After his military service, he served as an Assistant Public Defender for the 20th Judicial Circuit, assisting with more than 1,200 cases and dozens of jury trials and hearings. He continues to serve as an officer with the United States Army and as a frequent guest lecturer on ethics, alternative dispute resolution and business planning at Ave Maria School of Law.

Established in 1962, Goldstein, Buckley, Cechman, Rice & Purtz attorneys have combined experience of more than 200 years. The firm’s attorneys are board certified by the Florida Bar, and their areas of practice include personal injury and accidents, fall and premises liability, wrongful death, motorcycle and truck accidents, medical malpractice, real estate, commercial litigation, construction law, wills, estate planning and administration, social security law and criminal law. With offices in Fort Myers, Cape Coral, Naples, Lehigh Acres and Port Charlotte, attorneys can be reached at 239-334-1146 or visiting JusticeStartsNow.com.