Fort Myers, FL–The Quality Life Center, known to many in the Dunbar community simply as “The Q”, is making advances in its $1.5 million campaign to fund its building expansion, staffing, and other expenses. The center’s existing building, at the corner of MLK Boulevard and Ford in the heart of Dunbar, was once a rundown […]

Geoffrey Roepstorff, CEO of Edison National Bank/Bank of the Islands and Robbie Roepstorff, president of Edison National Bank/Bank of the Islands, have received a proclamation by the Lee County Board of Commissioners in recognition of being named “Bankers of the Year” by the Florida Bankers Association (FBA). “We appreciate the support and recognition of the […]

Robbie Roepstorff, president and co-founder of Edison National Bank, has been re-appointed to a five-year term on the Board of Trustees for Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU). The Florida Board of Governors re-appointed Roepstorff to the FGCU Board in a unanimous decision. Roepstorff has been a member of the FGCU Board since 2010 and has […]

Edison National Bank/Bank of the Islands recently received the 2015 Horizon Council Healthy Business Award in the Small Business category at the Lee County Wellness Summit. The bank was honored for its long-term comprehensive commitment to workplace wellness, which formally began in 2007. The company budgets up to $20,000 annually to fund incentives and opportunities […]

Dr. Howard Sheridan, a founder of Edison National Bank and chairman of its holding company, Edison Bancshares, Inc., has received recognition in Nature’s Best Photography magazine for his photo submission to the 2015 Yellowstone Forever photography competition. His photograph, “Fisherman in the Mist,” is currently featured in the 2016 Spring/Summer edition of Nature’s Best Photography. […]