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2022 Awards Banquet Details

 NOTE: This article supplements our Awards Banquet page. If you were one of the finalists fortunate enough to purchase tickets to our 2022 Best of SLC Awards Banquet, then congratulations because we are 100% SOLD OUT. There’s a reason this is one of the hottest tickets in town and our waiting list is long. …

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Are You One of Our 2022 Nominees?

If you’re on the ballot for our 2022 Best of SLC Business Awards, congratulations! As a nominee, you earned your spot by having a good mix of nominations and reviews. Out of tens of thousands of local businesses, we narrowed it down to 2,381 nominees that will move on to the voting round. Now that …

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Making Your Dream Home a Reality

Jamie Walker is one of those big-brained people. His knowledge is deep, he has a vision, and he knows how to get there. Honestly, one of my first thoughts was that he reminds me of other great innovators like Steve Jobs (but nicer), Elon Musk (but sane), or Mark Zuckerberg (but not a robot). But …

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The Wood Samaritan

They scattered like cockroaches, avoiding eye contact as they scurried away pretending not to see me. Where was I? You got it. I was at The Low’s Depot (or something like that). I was picking up some glue on the way home and saw a gas firepit on display as I walked in. My little …

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How to Live Uncertain

Near the end of my time in the army (and for years afterward) I struggled with anxiety and depression. I cycled through mental health providers — three of them up and left their careers while they were treating me. I was in a bad place for quite a while, and it hurt me as well …

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Family, Food, and Windex

Yes, food is a very important component of Greek culture. Beyond the delicious dishes is the underlying truth that food brings families together. When Geoff Patmides was a young Crete boy, he wanted his family to be together. He lost his father very early, and his mother was young herself. She had to be the …

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Teamwork Makes the Hair Work

I’m gonna pull an old gem from the 2001 film A Knight’s Tale. During a climactic scene when William Thatcher (played by the late Heath Ledger, who had a beautiful head of hair) is in the stocks for unlawfully posing as a noble, his retainers are defending him from an aggressive mob. Prince Edward then …

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THE BEST OF SLC EMPLOYER AWARDS

We’ve been hard at work identifying and recognizing the best businesses and organizations in Salt Lake…according to your customers! But what would your employees say? The hunt is on for SLC’s best employers! We want to recognize the best workplaces in the Beehive State, while also giving you the data to hone your recruitment and …

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A Force for Good … and Good Smiles

While running the Best of SLC each year, we’re fortunate enough to speak with hundreds of businesspeople and analyze thousands of businesses. It’s uncanny how often our proprietary formula for picking winners is validated by the exceptional and amazing people winning the awards. It’s no accident — they are the “best” for a reason! If …

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Bet on a Penny, Hit a Jackpot

I love small, unassuming, locally owned restaurants. There’s nothing like the thrill of finding a great unknown place. When you first find one, you’re rolling the dice when you go in and order, but after one heavenly bite, you know you’ve hit the jackpot. What’s great about “hidden gem” restaurants is that they represent a …

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