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Best Practice Nominees Practice Earth Day Every Day
TALLAHASSEE, Fla., April 21, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Sustainable Florida - Collins Center is pleased to announce the nominees for the 2011 Best Practice Awards. This statewide program recognizes and honors businesses, organizations and individuals whose work demonstrates that a healthy environment and a healthy economy are mutually supportive.
"As we celebrate Earth Day this week, we are very excited to see the large number of businesses and organizations that are committed to incorporating green practices into how they run their business," said Tim Center, executive director of Sustainable Florida. "Our nominees set the bar throughout the state for innovative ways to incorporate environmentalism while achieving economic prosperity."
The award winners will be announced at the Sustainable Florida Best Practice awards program on Thursday, June 2, 2011, at the Plaza Resort and Spa in Daytona Beach. For more information, visit www.SustainableFlorida.org
Sustainable Florida - Collins Center is an alliance of business, government and civic leaders and organizations committed to defining excellence for Florida's economic, environmental and social future. Sustainable Florida promotes the adoption of sustainable development principles through collaboration and education. The list of nominees by city is located below.
Category(ies) | Nominee | City | |
Governmental Award | East Central Florida Regional Planning Council's 2060 Plan | Altamonte Springs | |
Green Building Award | Anna Maria Historic Green Village | Anna Maria Island | |
Governmental Award / Leadership Award | Peace River Manasota Regional Water Supply Authority | Bradenton | |
Green Building Award | State College of Florida Medical Technology & Simulation Center - Lakewood Ranch | Bradenton | |
Governmental Award | Southwest Florida Water Management District | Brooksville | |
Leadership Award | Russell Ringland | Cape Coral | |
Partnership Award | Miami Corporation, Volusia County, and Brevard County | Chicago | |
Partnership Award | Bausch and Lomb | Clearwater | |
Non-Profit Award | Baptist Health South Florida | Coral Gables | |
Small Business Award / Leadership Award | Michael Madfis | Ft. Lauderdale | |
Green Building Award | Ft. Myers Affordable Green Building Initiative | Fort Myers | |
Partnership Award | St. Lucie County Board of County Commissioners | Fort Pierce | |
Large Business Award | Dirt Pros | Ft. Lauderdale | |
Green Building Award / Leadership Award | Dr. Charles J. Kibert | Gainesville | |
Non-Profit Award / Leadership Award | Allison Samowitz and Jillian Samowitz | Golden Beach | |
Small Business Award / Leadership Award | LocalShops1.com | Gulfport | |
Governmental Award | Duval County Schools Green Champions | Jacksonville | |
Governmental Award / Green Building Award / Partnership Award | CEL – Connect. Educate. Lead. | Jacksonville | |
Green Building Award | Steve Sadler and Michaela Miller | Jacksonville | |
Large Business Award | Reynolds, Smith and Hills, Inc. | Jacksonville | |
Leadership Award | Ray L. Hobbs, CHA & LEED GA | Jacksonville | |
Leadership Award | Florida Power & Light Company | Juno Beach | |
Partnership Award | Palm Beach County and Florida Power & Light Company | Juno Beach | |
Governmental Award | City of Lake Worth | Lake Worth | |
Large Business Award | Southern Waste Systems/Sun Recycling | Lantana | |
Governmental Award / Green Building Award / Partnership Award | Florida Department of Veterans Affairs | Largo | |
Large Business Award | Sunshine Restaurant Corp | Longwood | |
Governmental Award | Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Department Water Use Efficiency Program | Miami | |
Non-Profit Award | Earth Ethics Institute at Miami Dade College | Miami | |
Green Building Award | On Top of the World Communities | Ocala | |
Large Business Award | ClosetMaid, an Emerson Company | Ocala | |
Large Business Award | CHEP Equipment Pooling Systems | Orlando | |
Large Business Award | Jacobs | Orlando | |
Large Business Award | Massey Services | Orlando | |
Large Business Award | Rosen Hotels & Resorts | Orlando | |
Large Business Award | Universal Orlando | Orlando | |
Non-Profit Award | The Mustard Seed of Central Florida | Orlando | |
Non-Profit Award / Leadership Award | Clean the World, Inc. | Orlando | |
Governmental Award / Leadership Award | Palm Bay Utilities Department | Palm Bay | |
Governmental Award / Partnership Award | Academy of Environmental Studies – Water Resources Technology (AESWRT) Program (Partnership engaging Palm Bay Utilities Department & Heritage High School) | Palm Bay | |
Large Business Award | Buckeye Technologies | Perry | |
Governmental Award | Sarasota County and partner municipalities: Cities of Sarasota, Venice and North Port | Sarasota | |
Green Building Award | Carlson Studio Architecture: New Facility for the Cancer Support Community | Sarasota | |
Partnership Award | City of Sarasota and Jack Graham, Inc. (dba Marina Jack) | Sarasota | |
Partnership Award | Sarasota County's Phillippi Farmhouse Market | Sarasota | |
Governmental Award / Leadership Award | St. Augustine - St. Johns County Airport Authority: Northeast Florida Regional Airport at St. Augustine Sustainability Management Plan | St. Augustine | |
Governmental Award / Non-Profit Award / Green Building Award | Clyde E. Lassen State Veterans Nursing Home | St. Augustine | |
Governmental Award / Green Building Award | Susan Reiter/St. Petersburg College | St. Petersburg | |
Partnership Award | The Kiwanis Club of Seminole Partnership with Seminole Vocational Education Center | St. Petersburg | |
Governmental Award | Florida Department of Financial Services | Tallahassee | |
Governmental Award | StarMetro – City of Tallahassee | Tallahassee | |
Governmental Award / Leadership Award | Darren E. Fancher, P.E. | Tallahassee | |
Governmental Award / Partnership Award | Get There Green – City of Tallahassee | Tallahassee | |
Governmental Award / Partnership Award | Leon County and Leon County Extension | Tallahassee | |
Non-Profit Award | 1000 Friends of Florida | Tallahassee | |
Non-Profit Award | eco-Volunteer USA Program | Tallahassee | |
Non-Profit Award | Legacy Institute for Nature & Culture (LINC) Florida Forever Program | Tallahassee | |
Non-Profit Award | National Alliance on Mental Illness, Inc. (NAMI Florida) | Tallahassee | |
Small Business Award | TEAM BG – BG Dealer Services "Go Green Programs" | Tallahassee | |
Green Building Award | Stanley Russell | Tampa | |
Green Building Award | WaterOptimizer Inc. | Tampa | |
Governmental Award / Leadership Award | Indian River County Public Works Stormwater Division's Egret Marsh Regional Stormwater Park | Vero Beach | |
Contact:
Tim Center, Executive Director
Sustainable Florida – Collins Center
850-219-0082 x 114 or 850-212-2684
SOURCE Sustainable Florida - Collins Center
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