Get Into Grinnell Blog

Wednesday evening reminded me why I absolutely love what I do as we hosted the Chamber's Annual Celebration and got to recognize our incredible business community. There are many businesses and organizations doing wonderful things in our community, and we received many many deserving nominees, which made our selection process difficult. Congratulations to our following 2018 award recipients who were recognized for their work Wednesday evening:

Business of the Year: Grinnell State Bank 

Retail Business of the Year: Anna Kayte's Boutique

Service Business of the Year: Renfrow Senior Care

Entrepreneur of the Year: Joey & Haylee Pagliai

Economic Impact Award: Hotel Grinnell

Community Betterment Award: Central Park

Volunteer of the Year: Paragon Church


One To Watch Awards:

1. Jessica Dillon, Triangle Financial Services
2. Paula Henkle, Hotel Grinnell
3. Ryan McGuire, Bells Design
4. Georgia Plumb, Rock Steady Boxing at Plumb Balanced & Fit
5. Melissa Vine, Sunrise Bakery

20 Under 40 Awards:

1. Amelia Nickle, Hotel Grinnell
2. Ashley Grundler, Big Brothers & Big Sisters
3. Brian Conway, Grinnell-Newburg School District
4. Grant Lang, Hotel Grinnell
5. Jacki Hicklin, Mayflower Community
6. Jill Kilmartin, Crossfit Poweshiek
7. Jordan Finch-Smith, Total Rehab
8. Josh Asberry, Four Seasons Trailer & Equipment
9. Kasey Bryan, University of Iowa Community Credit Union
10. Kendra Tucker, Grinnell Area Chamber of Commerce
11. Lily Swedenhjelm, Unity Point Health - Grinnell Regional Medical Center
12. Mary Lindberg, Community Volunteer
13. Matt Moyer, Monsanto
14. Megan Farrell, Community Volunteer
15. Peter Marsho, Family Dentistry
16. Sam Moorman, Peace Tree Brewing Company
17. Shawn Edelen, Grinnell-Newburg Community School District
18. Taylor Sturtz, Sunrise Bakery
19. Tiffany Criswell, St. Francis Manor
20. Tim Stahl, St. Francis Manor

To read more about the award winners, click here. 

Special thanks to Jennifer Weinman Photography who took photos throughout the evening, and of our award winners. Thanks to Grinnell College, Hotel Grinnell and Unity Point Health - Grinnell Regional Medical Center for sponsoring the event. It was a great evening! 

To everyone who attended (award in hand at the end of the evening or not) and to all of you reading this weekly newsletter, thank you for the work you're doing to make Grinnell such an amazing community. 

--Rachael Kinnick