Thoughts and Prayers to Those Affected by the Horrific Tornado in Oklahoma City

May 21st, 2013

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The Smart Companies family would like to send our thoughts and prayers to those affected by the horrific tornado event that happened Monday, May 20th in Oklahoma City…

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Now Hiring For Our New Naples Showroom!

May 14th, 2013

We are currently hiring for a position at our brand-new showroom in Naples, Florida. To learn more Click Here

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January 1st, 2013

Join Storm Smart on facebook, follow us on twitter, and visit our showroom at 11040 Plantation Rd, Fort Myers, FL 33966

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Our Fort Myers Showroom

January 28th, 2013

…Visited our Fort Myers Showroom yet?

Our Shutter System and Window & Door Specialists can answer all of your questions before you make a decision.

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Storm Smart and the Smart Companies are long known for being very helpful, educational, and never pressuring. If you have been thinking lately about home improvements, saving energy, or hardening your home from the devastating effects of catastrophic storms, we can help.

Our manufacturing facilities are located at the corner of Idlewild St and Plantation Blvd in Fort Myers, with our showroom located at:

11040 Plantation Blvd, Fort Myers, FL 33966


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Stop in and see us.

We’ll do our best to make it worth your while… See you soon!

Introducing… Our New Naples Showroom!

April 12th, 2013

Storm Smart Naples Showroom

Smart Companies is pleased to announce that we are putting the finishing touches on our brand new Storm Smart showroom in Naples, Florida. Feel free to stop by to meet us and learn about our products. Our Naples Showroom is now open Monday-Friday from 9am -5pm. (Scroll down for directions)

We are located at:

2400 Vanderbilt Beach Rd Unit #102
Naples, FL 34109

(Next to AT&T)

Video Directions:

Driving South on Airport Rd:

Driving East on Vanderbilt Beach Rd:

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We hope to see you soon!

Visited our Smart Companies website yet?

April 15th, 2013

Now all products and services are under one roof at: getsmartcompanes.com

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2013 Entrepreneur of the Year: Brian Rist

May 17th, 2013

Congratulations are in order once again… as Brian Rist and the Smart Companies have won the Business Observer’s coveted ‘2013 Entrepreneur of the Year’ Award!

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Click here to read the complete article: http://issuu.com/gcbr/docs/2013_entrepreneur_of_the_year/7

Or download page 8 about Brian Rist and the Smart Companies here:
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2013 Atlantic Tropical Cyclone Names

May 8th, 2013

Official 2013 Atlantic Tropical Cyclone Name List:

Andrea
Barry
Chantal
Dorian
Erin
Fernand
Gabrielle
Humberto
Ingrid
Jerry
Karen
Lorenzo
Melissa
Nestor
Olga
Pablo
Rebekah
Sebastien
Tanya
Van
Wendy

The names above are rotated on a six year schedule.

To view the name lists for all six years, click below:
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/aboutnames.shtml
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Very Active 2013 Atlantic Hurricane Season Predicted

May 8th, 2013

The start of hurricane season is now about three weeks away, and four independent forecast outlets unanimously agree it will be a busy one.
Colorado State’s Bill Gray and protege Philip Klotzbach, the pioneers of seasonal hurricane forecasting, predict a blockbuster hurricane season, with 18 named storms, 9 hurricanes and 4 major hurricanes. (The 1981-2010 30-year averages are 12.1 named storms, 6.4 hurricanes, and 2.7 major hurricanes.)
“We anticipate an above-average Atlantic basin hurricane season due to the combination of an anomalously warm tropical Atlantic and a relatively low likelihood of El Niño,”…

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Four other organizations have yet to release their outlooks: NOAA, the UK Met Office, Penn State and Florida State. NOAA’s seasonal hurricane outlook is scheduled to be released May 23. Last year, the UK Met Office, Penn State and Florida State released their outlooks in late May or early June.