Ted Todd Insurance Company recognized by Horizon Council during Annual Industry Appreciation Week

BONITA SPRINGS, Fla. - Sept. 21, 2013 - PRLog -- Ted Todd Insurance Company was one of six Lee County, Florida companies honored during the 22nd Annual Industry Appreciation Week awards luncheon and ceremony held Friday, Sept. 20 at Harborside Event Center in Fort Myers, FL. The agency was recognized in the General Business/Small company category.

The annual awards are presented by the Horizon Council, an advisory group to the Lee County Board of Commissioners and Fort Myers Regional Partnership, Lee County’s Economic Development Office. Industry Appreciation Week is a statewide event designed to create public awareness about how industry boosts the state’s economy.

Presenting the awards were Bob Koenig, Chair of the Fort Myers Regional Partnership, Wayne Kirkwood, Horizon Foundation President/Horizon Foundation Task Force Chair, Lee County Commissioner Cecil Pendergrass, and Glen Salyer, Interim Executive Director, Fort Myers Regional Partnership.

The 2013 Horizon Council award winners were chosen based on an exceptional level of demonstrated leadership, innovation, investment, and community involvement:

General Business Award/: Ted Todd Insurance Agency
General Business Award/Large: 21^st Century Oncology
Tourism Award:  Hyatt Place Fort Myers at The Forum
Manufacturing Award: Palm Printing/Printers Ink Corp.
Business Expansion Award: Chico’s
Newcomer Award:  Entertainment Metals

The annual event drew another record crowd of over 1,000 government, business and community leaders to celebrate the significant contributions of the business community in Lee County and to increase public awareness of how industries boost the state’s economy and improve the quality of life in the communities in which they are located.

About The Fort Myers Regional Partnership

The Fort Myers Regional Partnership (http://www.fortmyersregionalpartnership.com/)http://www.fortmyersregionalpartnership.com/ promotes and builds the region through ongoing efforts from its proactive team of domestic and international recruiters, research staff and community liaisons, as well as through its partnerships with the Horizon Council and the Lee County Industrial Development Authority. It seeks to attract new and diversified businesses resulting in high-wage, high-skilled jobs, retains and encourages the expansion of existing businesses, and improves the overall business environment.

About The Horizon Council

The Horizon Council http://www.fortmyersregionalpartnership.com/AboutUs/HorizonCouncil is a public-private board established in 1991 to advise the Lee County Board of Commissioners on economic development issues that improve the business environment in Lee County, retain and encourage the expansion of existing businesses, and attract new and diversified employment to the area. The Council is comprised of up to 80 members representing five cities, 10 chambers of commerce, 16 economic development and trade organizations, and 14 community, business, and education organizations, along with various officers and at-large members.

About Ted Todd Insurance Agency

Ted A. Todd formed The Ted Todd Insurance Agency 27 years ago. Now with a total of 50 insurance professionals located in Lee, Brevard, Manatee, and Palm Beach counties, it is one of the largest Allstate agencies in the country. The Ted Todd Insurance Agency provides home, auto, retirement, and life insurance products to more than 30,000 customers in Bonita Springs, Boca Raton, Cape Coral, Delray Beach, Estero, Fort Myers, Lehigh Acres, Naples, Port Charlotte, Punta Gorda, Sarasota, Indian Harbour Beach, Satellite Beach, Melbourne, Viera and Palm Bay. For more information, visit http://www.TedToddInsurance.com or call 866-760-3999.

About Allstate

The Allstate Corporation  is the nation’s largest publicly held personal lines insurer, serving approximately 16 million households through its Allstate, Encompass, Esurance and Answer Financial brand names and Allstate Financial business segment. Allstate branded insurance products (auto, home, life and retirement) and services are offered through Allstate agencies, independent agencies, and Allstate exclusive financial representatives, as well as via www.allstate.com, www.allstate.com/financial and 1-800 Allstate^®, and are widely known through the slogan “You’re In Good Hands With Allstate^®.”