Priority Marketing\u2019s\u00a0January\u00a02026\u00a0Client Headlines Report recaps news stories you should read,\u00a0watch\u00a0or hear before the month ends.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Each\u00a0month, the firm\u2019s award-winning\u00a0Public Relations Team<\/a>\u00a0combs through hundreds of\u00a0local, national\u00a0and international news headlines featuring stories about clients. This includes newspapers, magazines, television, radio, blogs, social media and websites.\u00a0<\/p>\n Our Client Headlines Report summarizes some of the many important stories that were published or aired in November 2025.\u00a0<\/p>\n BOOKMARK IT:\u00a0Client News Feed<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n First proton center on Florida\u2019s west coast opens in\u00a0Estero\u00a0<\/p>\n After years of planning and construction,\u00a0Southwest Florida Proton\u00a0has begun\u00a0delivering\u00a0life-saving\u00a0proton therapy treatments to cancer patients. The Estero location is the first on Florida\u00a0west coast to offer this highly advanced and precise form of radiation therapy,\u00a0eliminating\u00a0the need for local patients to travel two-plus hours each way for treatment.\u00a0Priority Marketing distributed the news to media nationwide and coordinated\u00a0a media tour that allowed local journalists to see inside the proton chamber and control room.\u00a0<\/p>\n WINK:\u00a0Proton therapy offers new hope for cancer patients in Southwest Florida<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n Gulfshore Business:\u00a0Southwest Florida opens region\u2019s first proton center<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n Naples Daily News:\u00a0Biggest advancement in cancer treatment in SWFL: What is it?<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n The News-Press:\u00a0IBA ProteusOne, a massive cancer fighting machine unveiled in Estero<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n The News-Press:\u00a0Southwest Florida Proton unveils massive ProteusOne machine to fight cancer<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n Florida Weekly:\u00a0Southwest Florida Proton delivers first treatment to cancer patient<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n WGCU:\u00a0New tech enters the battle against cancer<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n Five SWFL companies being hailed as global innovators\u00a0<\/p>\n The 2026 Edison Awards, an international competition\u00a0sponsored by\u00a0The Horizon Foundation\u00a0that culminates in April with a celebratory event in Fort Myers, will feature winners familiar to Southwest Floridians.\u00a0Arthrex, Inc. (Naples),\u00a0ADDMAN (Fort Myers),\u00a0e2companies (Bonita Springs);\u00a0EmCyte\u00a0Corporation (Fort Myers)\u00a0and\u00a0Digital\u00a0ShortCutz\u00a0LLC (Naples)\u00a0will\u00a0be recognized for their innovation along with the likes of Waymo,\u00a0DuPoint, Samsung and other international companies.\u00a0<\/p>\n Naples Daily News:\u00a05 SWFL business finalists up for 2026 Edison Awards<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n Florida Weekly:\u00a0Five SWFL companies to be honored as global innovators<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n Forbes:\u00a0The Edison Awards Are Announcing Their 2026 Finalists And Showing Where Innovation Is Headed Next<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n Above Board Chamber of Florida:\u00a0Five SWFL companies being honored as global innovators at 2026 Edison Awards<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n Associated Press:\u00a0Edison Awards Unveils 2026 Finalists: Where the World\u2019s Next Breakthrough Begins<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n Health company expands\u00a0presence\u00a0on\u00a0Florida\u2019s Space Coast\u00a0<\/p>\n Millennium Physician Group, a Mosaic Health Company and one of the largest physician-led health care groups in Florida, announced an expansion of its Florida footprint through a new physician partnership in Brevard and Indian River counties.\u00a0Millennium added eight primary care locations and a team of physicians, advanced practice providers and clinical staff serving approximately 37,000 active patients across the Space Coast region.\u00a0<\/p>\n Yahoo News:\u00a0Millennium Physician Group expands presence along Florida\u2019s Space Coast through new physician partnership<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n Becker\u2019s ASC Review:\u00a0A huge week for physician deals: 8 deals in 8 days<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n Becker\u2019s Physician Leadership:\u00a0Millennium Physician Group adds 8 primary care practices<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n South Florida Hospital News and Healthcare Report:\u00a0Millennium Physician Group expands presence along Florida\u2019s Space Coast through new physician partnership<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n Nonprofit\u00a0lifts\u00a0first walls of\u00a0future distribution center\u00a0<\/p>\n Construction crews\u00a0lifted the first walls of\u00a0Harry Chapin Food Bank\u2019s future\u00a0Hunger Action Center, a 110,175-square-foot distribution center and warehouse being built in Fort Myers.\u00a0Once completed later this year, the Hunger Action Center will increase the Food Bank\u2019s food distribution capabilities from 45 million to\u00a080 million pounds\u00a0annually of dry,\u00a0refrigerated\u00a0and frozen food.\u00a0<\/p>\n WINK:\u00a0Fort Myers food bank expands to tackle hunger with new $50M center<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n FOX4:\u00a0New Harry Chapin food bank hits major construction milestone<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n Telemundo:\u00a0Avanza la construcci\u00f3n del mayor banco de alimentos del suroeste de Florida en Fort Myers<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n WGCU:\u00a0We check in with the Harry Chapin Food Bank of SWFL for a snapshot of current levels of food insecurity<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n Lake Okeechobee News:\u00a0Harry Chapin Food Bank lifts first walls of Hunger Action Center<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n The News-Press:\u00a0Harry Chapin Food Bank expanding capacity<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n Florida Weekly:\u00a0Harry Chapin Food Bank lifts first walls of Hunger Action Center<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n Fort Myers school to debut new approach to education\u00a0<\/p>\n Nova Classical STEM Academy\u00a0is accepting applications for its inaugural 2026\u201327 school year, when it will make history as the first school in the world to fully integrate a Classical education framework with a STEM-enriched, project-based learning model within a tuition-free public charter school environment. The school\u2019s first open houses have drawn large crowds of parents and students looking for alternatives.\u00a0<\/p>\n Fort Myers Beach Observer:\u00a0Nova Classical Stem Academy integrating teaching approaches<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n WGCU:\u00a0Nova Classical STEM Academy to open August 2026, enrollment application deadline soon<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n WINK:\u00a0New Lee County charter school hopes to create fresh start for community<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n Gulfshore Business:\u00a0New Classical STEM charter school opens enrollment for 2026\u201327<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n Naples Daily News:\u00a0Nova Classical to fill empty school building in Fort Myers<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n Naples Art District\u00a0kicks off 20th anniversary season\u00a0<\/p>\n It\u2019s been a busy start to 2026 for\u00a0Naples Art District.\u00a0This month marked the start of\u00a0the\u00a0nonprofit\u2019s 20th anniversary season,\u00a0and\u00a0they\u2019ve\u00a0already hosted one major event, with Artful Arrangements taking place earlier this month.\u00a0Naples Press and Florida Weekly\u00a0both previewed the upcoming season\u00a0and its many events. Naples Press also\u00a0wrote an in-depth feature on one of the Naples Art District\u00a0artists who participated in Artful Arrangements. WINK News\u00a0visited Naples Art District prior to Artful Arrangements\u00a0to explore the connection between\u00a0floral arrangements\u00a0and the art that inspired their creation.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n WINK:\u00a0Artful Arrangements event in Naples to display floral designs<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n Naples Press:\u00a0Impressions from the Naples Art District\u2019s 20th event<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n Naples Press:\u00a0Exploring the tropical influence in Ichel\u2019s abstract art<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n Florida Weekly:\u00a0Starting fresh close to home: Creative rebirth<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n A heartwarming story worth sharing\u00a0<\/p>\n Josh Edwards was a \u201cClub Kid,\u201d as\u00a0they\u2019re\u00a0affectionately known. Today, he\u2019s a Club Director, the smiling face and inspirational hero to many children and teens at\u00a0Boys & Girls Clubs\u00a0of\u00a0Lee County. Gulf Coast News captured Edwards\u2019 story and his unique mentorship with one \u201cClub Kid\u201d who is thriving despite challenges in her personal life.\u00a0<\/p>\n