Press Release

For Immediate Release

Cedar City Chamber of Commerce announces winners for the 70th Annual “Best of Cedar City” Gala 2020

Cedar City, UT (October 23, 2020):

After two months of nominations and voting by the community, the Cedar City Chamber of

Commerce has announced the winners of the 70t h annual “Best of Cedar City” awards. Winners

will receive their awards and recognition at the gala on Thursday, January 21, 2021.

There are 14 different awards honoring citizens and businesses for encouraging and promoting

a positive and vital economy and preserving those unique qualities that make the Cedar City

area a very special place to live, work, and visit. Many times, people & businesses do things to

better our community without getting recognized, and this i s our opportunity to do so.

This year’s Best of Cedar City award winners are:

Business of the Year: Triple S Polaris — Sponsored by State Bank of Southern Utah

Employer of the Year: Rusty’s Ranch House — Sponsored by ERA Realty Center

Customer Service of the Year: Syrus Saifzadeh Pastry Pub— Sponsored by T BD

Innovative Business of the Year: Virtual School Assembly — Sponsored by Southwest Tech

Educator of the Year: Lisa Allred — Sponsored by Brody’s Mexican Restaurant

Young Citizen of the Year: Nouman Kante — Sponsored by South Central Communications

Restaurant of the Year: Brody’s Mexican Restaurant — Sponsored by T BD

Organization of the Year: Family Support Center — Sponsored by T BD

Man of the Year: Dave Staheli — Sponsored by T BD

Woman of the Year: Stephanie Ward — Sponsored by T BD

Medical Professional of the Year: Ryan Workman — Sponsored by T BD

Legacy Award - Lifetime Achievement: Rich Wilson— Sponsored by T BD

Excellence in the Arts- In Memory of Fred Adams: Scott Phillips-- Sponsored by Ben Batty,

ERA Realty Center

Cedar City Area Chamber of Commerce CEO Award: Will be announced at the Gala by

Chamber of Commerce President and CEO, Chris McCormick. —Sponsored by T BD

Community members are invited to attend the gala and celebrate award winners. This year’s

gala festivities presented by Cedar Band Corporation, will include a served meal. Due to

COVID-19 we are taking reservations for tickets, once we have final occupancy numbers we will

reach out to those with reservations. Tickets will be $50.00 per person and can be reserved by

calling Mari Eddy at 435-592-2172.

We are also looking for sponsors, if that is something your or your company is interested in,

please reach out to Mari Eddy for more information.

Past winners include: Dr. Steven Newman, Safari Hospitality, Cedar Ridge Family

Medicine, Pizza Cart, ImagePro, Grifols, Karriann Raddon, Ethan Anderson, Canyon

Creek Service