Priority Marketing’s October 2025 Client Headlines Report recaps news stories you should read, watch or hear before the month ends.
Each month, the firm’s award-winning Public Relations Team combs through hundreds of local, national and international news headlines featuring stories about clients. This includes newspapers, magazines, television, radio, blogs, social media and websites.
Our Client Headlines Report summarizes some of the many important stories that were published or aired in October 2025.
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Community leaders break ground on Legacy Point
The Housing Authority of the City of Fort Myers’s nonprofit development arm, Southwest Florida Housing Foundation, broke ground on Legacy Point, a 373-unit modern, mixed-income community that will replace the former Southward Village. Legacy Point marks a major step in the progression of The Greater Dunbar Initiative that sparks a large-scale revitalization aimed at providing affordable and workforce housing units for residents while expanding choices, creating market-rate amenities and adding new mixed-income housing to create a resilient and healthy neighborhood moving forward.
Gulfshore Business: Legacy Point breaks ground to revive Fort Myers housing
WGCU: Officials break ground on huge housing development in Dunbar
WINK: Legacy Point Breaks Ground in Fort Myers’ Dunbar Neighborhood
Gulf Coast News: Crews break ground on new affordable housing community in Fort Myers
Beasley Broadcasting: Legacy Point Breaks Ground: $1.1B Affordable Housing Project Brings New Life to Dunbar After Hurricane Ian
Immokalee nonprofit celebrates construction kickoff
The Immokalee Fair Housing Alliance hosted a community event celebrating the start of construction on Parker’s Place Community Center, an important milestone in the development of a comprehensive community to provide safe, affordable housing for families in Immokalee. At completion, the community will include 128 rental units across eight buildings, along with a community center that will house early learning and afterschool activities for children, as well as educational and enrichment activities for adults.
Naples Daily News: Immokalee alliance will offer early learning program at its apartment site
WINK: Immokalee celebrates as Parker’s Place community center construction begins
Gulf Coast News: Wall-raising event at Parker’s Place Community Center in Immokalee
Gulfshore Business: Construction begins on Parker’s Place community center in Immokalee
Airport takes new approach to mitigate noise
Naples Airport extended its efforts to be a good neighbor by completing another initiative designed to enhance safety, increase efficiency and reduce noise. Following FAA approval, arriving aircraft will now descend at a steeper slope while airplanes in holding patterns will fly at higher altitudes and over less populated areas. The flight modifications are expected to help mitigate aviation noise.
WINK: FAA approves new flight paths for Naples Airport to reduce noise and enhance safety
Gulf Coast News: Flight path changes at Naples Airport aimed at reducing noise for residents
Gulfshore Business: Naples Airport adopts new FAA-approved flight paths
Florida Weekly: Naples Airport Reduces Noise with New Flight Paths
WGCU: New flight paths for Naples Airport start Thursday, Oct. 2
Chocolatier refreshes a confection sensation
Norman Love Confections reimagined its Signature Collection – the first update in two years – to include 10 bold new creations that will accompany 15 classics. The new confections include Caramel Passion, German Chocolate Cake, Mango, Creme Brulee, Bittersweet Chocolate, Chocolate Dipped Cherry, Mexican Hot Chocolate, Hazelnut Praline, Lemon Truffle and Sicilian Pistachio. The 25-piece signature gift box set is available for $66.
Florida Weekly: Norman Love Confections’ New Flavors Take Global Approach
Gulfshore Business: Norman Love unveils new 25-piece signature collection
Child Care provider rises to meet demand
A growing partnership between Child Care of Southwest Florida and The School District of Lee County has resulted in additional opportunities for families to register their children in high-quality, affordable early learning programs. The nonprofit opened school-based learning centers at several public schools in Lee County, with teachers, administrations and school support staff having priority registration.
WINK: Lee County schools to provide childcare for both teachers and parents amid new partnership
FOX4: Harns Marsh Middle School now offers on-site all age childcare for teachers in Lehigh Acres
Gulfshore Business: Child Care of Southwest Florida expands with five new sites
Foodies dine in droves to support a good cause
In a generous display of community spirit and culinary excellence, Sizzle Dining wrapped up its most successful “dine with purpose” event to date. When all was said and done, 127 participating restaurants sold 87,483 meals and more than 8,000 Sizzle cocktails, with $1 from every meal sold going to help Blessings in a Backpack of Southwest Florida, a non-profit organization that provides nutritional food to food insecure elementary students every Friday throughout the school year.
Gulf Coast News: The impact of Sizzle Dining 2025
WINK: Sizzle Dining serves up a record 87,483 meals, raises $87,483 for Blessings in a Backpack
The News-Press: Results are in: Sizzle Dining raised over $87,000 for Collier and Lee elementary students
Cape Coral Breeze: Sizzle Dining heats up local restaurant scene
Gulfshore Business: Sizzle Dining sells more than 87K restaurant meals
Awards and honors: Client recognitions
Priority Marketing helps clients share the good news when they win awards, accolades or have other exciting updates to share. Below are recent items that caught our PR team’s attention:
- California Closets of Southwest Florida earned three awards at the Collier Building Industry Association’s (CBIA) 2025 Sand Dollar Awards: Best Showroom (under 5,000 square feet), Best Closet/Organizational System Design ($1,000,001-$2,000,000) and Best Closet/Organizational System Design (under $250,000)
- The Community Foundation celebrated local nonprofit organizations and their leaders at a recent event, issuing awards to the following client partners:
- Top Nonprofit Executives: Dr. Larry Antonucci of Lee Health, Jaysen Roa of Avow Hospice, Stacey Cook of SalusCare, Marshall Bower of Foundation for Lee County Public Schools, Richard LeBer of Harry Chapin Food Bank, Bill Johnson of Horizon Foundation, Rob Moher of Conservancy of Southwest Florida, Sarah Richard of Gulf Coast Village and Nammie Ichilov of Jewish Federation of Naples.
- Top Board Leaders: Dan Frate of Harry Chapin Food Bank.
- Top Chief Operating Officers: Blair DeMinico of Lee County Legal Aid Society, Thea Cernohous of The Dubin Center and Chelle Sutyak of Cancer Alliance Network.
- The Horizon Foundation’s board also was recognized as a top-performing nonprofit board.
New faces in new places: Promotions and appointments
Priority Marketing congratulates individuals who were recently hired, promoted or awarded additional responsibilities by its client partners, including:
- Advocate Radiation Oncology added radiation oncologist Dr. My-Lien Truong.
- Southwest Florida Proton hired Linnae Campbell as director of medical dosimetry.
- Housing Authority of the City of Fort Myers welcomes Abra Salley to its board of commissioners.
- Better Together added LaShara Lofton as executive director of its North Central Florida region.
Do you need a Public Relations Team to help tell your story? Please give us a call today at 239-267-2638 or send an email to LetsTalk@PriorityMarketing.com.
