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FORT MYERS, Fla. – October 16, 2017 – BB&T- Oswald Trippe and Company announces the five finalists for the annual Blue Chip Community Business Award. The final five businesses, who are chosen by an independent panel of judges, will be recognized at the award ceremony luncheon on Thursday, Nov. 2 at a new location, Hyatt Regency Coconut Point Resort and Spa (5001 Coconut Rd., Bonita Springs), and one will be designated as the Blue Chip Award winner. The five businesses are: Adventures in Paradise, Davidson Irrigation, Misty’s Sunshine Cleaning Service, Siesta Pebble, and Sunshine Workforce. Adventures in Paradise is a Sanibel-based excursion company that hopes to bring out the love of the seas through their cruses for fishing, shelling, sea life encounters, dolphin watches and a historical tour of Sanibel Island. Davidson Irrigation is the only veteran/woman owned and operated irrigation contractor in both Lee and Collier counties, specializing in sprinkler systems, landscape lighting and water treatment. Established in Fort Myers more than 15 years ago, Misty’s Sunshine Cleaning is an office cleaning company backed by faith and a positive outlook on life. Siesta Pebble, operating since 1995 out of Cape Coral, is a family owned and operated business offering pool finishes and complete backyard renovations. Sunshine Workforce is a staffing and payroll company designed to get people on the job and in the workplace, whether it is daily, temporary or long-term placement. The 2017 Southwest Florida Blue Chip Community Business Award is endorsed by the Bonita Springs Area Chamber of Commerce, Business Observer, Cape Coral Chamber of Commerce, Charlotte County Chamber of Commerce, Charlotte County Economic Development Office, Christian Chamber of Southwest Florida, City of Cape Coral Economic Development Office, Englewood Florida Chamber of Commerce, Estero Chamber of Commerce, Florida Gulf Coast University, Florida Southwestern State College, Florida Weekly, Greater Fort Myers Chamber of Commerce, Greater Lehigh Acres Chamber of Commerce, Gulfshore Business, Hodges University, Lee County Economic Development Office/Horizon Council, Punta Gorda Chamber of Commerce, Sanibel & Captiva Islands Chamber of Commerce, Southwest Florida Business Today, Southwest Florida Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, The Chamber of Southwest Florida, The Greater Fort Myers Beach Area Chamber of Commerce and The Greater Naples Chamber of Commerce. About BB&T Oswald Trippe and Company BB&T-Oswald Trippe and Company provides comprehensive insurance and risk-management services to families and businesses throughout Florida. The agency offers the most effective insurance protection, strategies to meet changing business and insurance trends and the highest level of customer service. BB&T-Oswald Trippe and Company has offices in Fort Myers, Cape Coral, Miami, Naples, and Weston, Fla. To learn more, please call (239) 433-4535. About BB&T Insurance Services BB&T Insurance Services, the fifth largest insurance broker in the U.S. and the sixth largest internationally, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Branch Banking & Trust Company (BB&T). Founded in 1922, it operates more than 100 insurance agencies in Maryland, West Virginia, Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Alabama, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Florida and California. Visit Insurance.BBT.com to learn more. Southwest Florida Blue Chip Community Business Award Winners Years Previous 2016 Billy’s Rentals 2015 Gwendolyn’s Café and Catering Company 2014 Lee County Plumbing Supply, Inc. 2013 East West Veterinary Care Center 2012 ServiceMaster- CCS 2011 Parson Masonry, Inc. 2010 JRL Ventures/Marine Concepts 2009 Old Monty’s Restaurant & Pizzeria 2008 The Indigo Room LEE COUNTY COLLIER COUNTY 2007 LeeSar Healthtrust Partners Media Vista Corporation 2006 Fox Electronics Mikkelsen’s Pastry Shop 2005 Congress Jewelers Island Café 2004 Invest SW Title Services Arturo’s Ristorante Italiano 2003 Priority Marketing Clean Air & Allied Supply 2002 Christ Centered Book and Music The Thomas Riley Artisans’ Guild 2001 Gulf Coast Printing Services Ark Naturals Products for Pets The following companies were state honorees in the Blue Chip Enterprise Awards program, a national program that ran from 1994-2000: 2000 Cornerstone Financial Advisory, Inc. Komputer Integration Service Specialist (K.I.S.S.) Leather Medic, Inc. Pinchers Crab Shack Unified Marine, Inc. Wellington Academy, Inc. 1999 Markham Norton Stroemer & Company, CPAs The Chiropractic Practice of Dr. Lana Perkins 1998 Easy Picker Golf Products R.J. Wire and Cable 1997 Computer Rescue Squad (National Winner) King Landscaping & Sod of Southwest Florida 1995 The MARC of the Professionals 1994 Fireservice, Inc. # # #