CoAdvantage applies personal attention and expertise to payroll processing, benefit administration, risk management and employee development. The result is a rewarding partnership that optimizes HR practices, improves employee engagement and helps small businesses remain focused on growth.

Benderson Development is a real estate company that has engineered impressive growth through innovation, insight and determination. Since our founding over 70 years ago, we have built a diverse portfolio of over 800 properties across 40 states totaling over 50 million square feet. Operating as a fully integrated business, Benderson has become one of the largest privately-held real estate companies in the country. Today, our properties are home to best-in-class retailers, thriving grocers, leading companies, destination restaurants and award-winning hotels that provide an exceptional experience, which is built upon years of ours.

LCEC is a not-for-profit electric distribution cooperative. We energize the community by providing reliable, cost-competitive electric and emerging energy solutions and quality service to our customer members. We serve customers throughout five counties in pristine, beautiful Southwest Florida. LCEC was formed in 1940 to serve areas no other utility wanted to serve. Today the membership has grown to nearly 200,000 and includes cities such as Cape Coral, Marco Island, Sanibel-Captiva and Everglades City along with areas such as North Fort Myers, Immokalee, Ave Maria and parts of Lehigh Acres. Employees are committed to serving the community through volunteerism and philanthropic endeavors. LCEC is among the top contributors to United Way and is involved in everything from the arts, education, and wellness to local economic development, Chambers of Commerce and many civic organizations. Energizing the community is about delivering electricity but it is so much more to LCEC. It is people, power and possibilities.

One of the world's premier information providers for more than 50 years. NewsBank's comprehensive, online resources satisfy the diverse needs of public libraries, colleges and universities, schools, government and military libraries, genealogists, professionals and researchers.

For over 85 years, Ringling College of Art and Design has cultivated the creative spirit in students from around the globe. The private, not-for-profit fully accredited college offers the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in eleven disciplines and the Bachelor of Arts in two. The College’s rigorous curriculum employs the studio model of teaching and immediately engages students through a comprehensive, first-year program that is both specific to the major of study and focused on the liberal arts. The Ringling College teaching model ultimately shapes students into highly employable and globally aware artists and designers. The entire Ringling College experience is designed to land students the creative career of their dreams. And we know that to become a pro, you have to work with the pros. That’s why we guarantee every student the opportunity to take on actual client projects, from designing creative solutions, to collaborating with project teams, to ultimately presenting real-world campaigns. We will put students on their way to becoming the creative leader they always dreamed of, long before graduation, and keep them there with lifelong Career Center services.

Enlightening, engaging and entertaining, Artis—Naples is the premier center for the performing and visual arts in Southwest Florida. Encompassing the Naples Philharmonic, Baker Museum and a multidisciplinary presenting program, Artis—Naples produces more than 300 concerts, stage shows, exhibitions and educational events for children and adults each year. Serving the diverse community of Naples, Florida, Artis—Naples is a vital and inspirational resource for all. Artis—Naples has 445 full- and part-time employees, including a full-time administrative staff of 80, as well as several hundred volunteers. Our board of directors comes from a variety of business and professional backgrounds.

Ajax Paving Industries of Florida, LLC has been proudly serving the Sunshine State since 1981. With over four decades of experience, we are honored to be a leading asphalt paving company with full-scope capabilities. We have a proven reputation for providing asphalt and concrete manufacturing services, along with managing and building heavy civil infrastructure projects. Every day, millions of Floridians experience the high-quality roads we’ve paved and the runways every airline can depend on. Ajax has four Florida office locations — Tampa, North Venice, Fort Myers, and Lake Wales — multiple satellite project field offices, and eight state-of-the-art hot mix asphalt (HMA) plants producing over one million tons of HMA annually. Ajax Paving strives to be the Employer of Choice, Partner of Choice, and Contractor of Choice. Many of our employees have been with Ajax for longer than 10 years. Our employee devotion is a direct reflection of our culture, demonstrating that Ajax Paving is the Employer of Choice. Our clients continually award contracts to Ajax Paving based on our successful completion of work, proving that Ajax is the Contractor of Choice. Equal Opportunity Employer. Must be drug-free & nicotine-free. Females and minorities are encouraged to apply.

Florida Digestive Health Specialists (FDHS) is committed to providing our patients with personalized and compassionate care. We believe in using the latest technology to ensure the best possible patient outcome. This premier digestive health network was created with the patient in mind; by collaborating and acting as a team we are able to provide the highest quality patient care, unprecedented experience and collaborative research for gastroenterology diseases. We offer screening, diagnosis and treatment for all gastroenterology disorders specializing in heartburn, colon cancer screening, ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease, constipation, diarrhea, rectal bleeding, abdominal pain and hemorrhoids. FDHS has locations on the west coast of Florida in Sun City Center, Bradenton, Lakewood Ranch, Sarasota, Englewood, Port Charlotte, Venice and Largo; on the east coast of Florida in Rockledge and Titusville; and in the panhandle of Florida in Ft. Walton Beach, Destin, Crestview and Niceville.

LTC Global owns and operates a national distribution network for senior market insurance and financial products. Also provides capital to independent long term care agents and agencies. Products LTC Global offers a range of products including Long Term Care insurance policies underwritten by major carriers, Medicare Supplement, Life & Disability Insurance & Annuities. For Agent or Agency Owner If you are an agent or agency owner, we have many opportunities to help you develop your LTCi business or finance expansion or an early retirement.

Our multi-specialty group consists of over 45 providers specializing in internal medicine, family practice and pediatrics with offices located in Fort Myers, Cape Coral and Lehigh Acres. With this diverse group of specialties we are able to provide healthcare to newborns, children, teenagers, adults and seniors. We are also able to provide additional services through our fully accredited laboratory and ancillary team. Our team of physicians and friendly staff are committed to providing personalized patient care. We are dedicated to meeting the needs of your family and the community.

Founded in 1955, Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium is an independent, nonprofit 501(c)3 research organization based in Sarasota, Fla., with additional field stations in eastern Sarasota Countye and the Florida Keys. Mote is dedicated to today’s research for tomorrow’s oceans with an emphasis on world-class research relevant to conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity, healthy habitats and natural resources. Research programs include studies of human cancer using marine models, the effects of man-made and natural toxins on humans and on the environment, the health of wild fisheries, developing sustainable and successful fish restocking techniques and food production technologies and the development of ocean technology to help us better understand the health of the environment. Mote research programs also focus on understanding the population dynamics of manatees, dolphins, sea turtles, sharks and coral reefs and on conservation and restoration efforts related to these species and ecosystems. Mote’s vision includes positively impacting public policy through science-based outreach and education. Showcasing this research is Mote Aquarium, a public attraction, open to guests from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 365 days a year. Learn more at www.mote.org. Contact: Mote Marine Laboratory, 1600 Ken Thompson Parkway, Sarasota, FL 34236. (941) 388-4441 or [email protected].