Late summer in Naples is a wonderful time to enjoy simple pleasures. A cool glass of lemonade, a day at the beach, seating in restaurants, balmy nights and more time with friends. Perfection! The pace is different at this time of year but none the less still busy. Committee meetings have been in high gear […]
by John S. Cox, CCE, CEcD, IOM President & CEO With thousands of exhibitors and more than 15,000 attendees, the Medical Design & Manufacturing East (MD&M) is the largest MedTech event on the East Coast. It was held June 10-12 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City. The Southwest Florida Economic […]
Imagine a world where most repetitive functions are performed by robots powered by computers. Restaurants of the future would be serviced by iPads or other digital devices. Most health care visits would be via FaceTime or Skype or the latest remote video/audio access. Automobiles of the future will not need a driver and will automatically […]
by Councilman Bill Barnett At our final Council meeting in June prior to our summer vacation break, I smiled when the Mayor says “adjourned, have a good vacation”. Although unspoken I sense a vast feeling of relief from the City staff that they will have some much deserved peace and quiet until we reconvene in […]
In the last article written in June,, the crossed pattern for posture and move, impingement problems of the shoulder, and ultimately causing shoulder pain and breakdown. Thus, correction of movement impairments should be addressed prior to having pain. Pain or decreased mobility is usually a sign of irritation of some sort and is usually the […]
by Clay Cox We realize that our customers prefer to get pricing from two or more kitchen companies for their remodels and we can appreciate that. But do they really know who they are hiring and do they pursue the whys of some being much lower in price than others? Are they shopping the company […]
by Erick Carter If you’re looking to change your hair color it’s time to start thinking ahead. Here are a few tips on what is in for 2014. Let’s first talk about what’s cooling off this fall If you’re a warmer brunette and have been wearing carmel or golden shades switch it up to more […]
The Naples Winter Wine Festival (NWWF), one of the world’s most prestigious charity wine auctions, will celebrate 15 years of the best in wine and food from January 23-25, 2015 at The Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort in Naples, Fl. The event will bring together renowned vintners and celebrity chefs from around the globe, along with wine […]
We can’t all be heroes. Some of us have to stand on the curb and clap as they go by.” So said Will Rogers and so says Sean Lux and Dr. Debi Strand, Naples residents and co-founders of Collier County Honor Flight (CCHF). Honor Flight is a national organization dedicated solely to taking Veterans to […]
Tom Donahue Brings His Innovation to the United Way and the Walk for the Way In the early 2000s, Tom Donahue received a call from a colleague asking if he could help find celebrity guests for an upcoming charity event for the United Way of Collier County. Working within a very tight deadline, Donahue scrambled […]