2022 BEST OF GRAIN VALLEY
CONTENTS 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 ABOUTTHECONTEST BESTOFTHEBEST FOODANDDRINK HEALTH&FITNESS RETAIL/SHOPPING SERVICES ABOUTVALLEYNEWS
Grain Valley News is pleased to present the inaugural Best of Grain Valley contest, highlighting the best businesses and service providers, as voted upon by Grain Valley News readers. 2,622 votes were cast in 42 categories, and the winners in each category can be found in the following pages.
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NominationswereopenedAugust 4th-August11th,andanybusiness locatedwithintheGrainValley SchoolDistrictboundaries(brick& mortaror businesses/organizationsonlinewere eligible).Self-nominationswere welcomedandencouraged. Thetopthreenomineesineach categorywerepresentedforvoting byValleyNewsreadersfromAugust 12th-August18th,withwinners announcedAugust19th. Congratulationstoour2022 honoreesandthankyoutoour readersfortheirnominationsand Wevotes.encourageyoutoshoplocal (andreadlocal)! FormoreinformationonGrain Valleybusinessesandallthings GrainValley,visit www.grainvalleynews.com
BESTKEPTSECRET IRONKETTLEBREWING BESTNEWBUSINESS JOESHMOESCOFFEE BESTPLACETOWORK (20+EMPLOYEES) DELLSPOWERSPORTS BESTPLACETOWORK (UNDER20EMPLOYEES) IRONKETTLEBREWING BEST OF THE BEST
FOOD AND DRINK BESTPLACETOSTARTYOURDAY JOESHMOESCOFFEE BESTPLACETOMEETFRIENDS CAPTAINSSPORTSLOUNGE BESTSERVER STEPHANIETARANTOLA CAPTAINSSPORTSLOUNGE BESTPLACETOHEARMUSIC CAPTAINSSPORTSLOUNGE BESTBARTENDER AMBERFUNK CAPTAINSSPORTSLOUNGE BESTHAPPYHOUR CAPTAINSSPORTSLOUNGE BESTRESTAURANT CAPTAINSSPORTSLOUNGE BESTBAR CAPTAINSSPORTSLOUNGE
HEALTH & FITNESS BESTHEALTHCAREPROVIDER GRAINVALLEYCHIROPRACTIC BESTDENTALSERVICES GRAINVALLEYFAMILYDENTAL BESTGYM/FITNESSCENTER EAGLEFITNESS
RETAIL/SHOPPING BESTVEHICLEDEALERSHIP DELLSPOWERSPORTS BESTSPECIALTYSTORE VALLEYWAGON BESTFAMILYNIGHTOUT B&BTHEATRES BESTCONVENIENCESTORE QUIKTRIP BESTBOUTIQUE/CLOTHING VANILLABEBOUTIQUE
SERVICES BESTROOFING BILLWESTROOFING BESTREALESTATEAGENT NILESHPATEL/PATELGROUP BESTPHOTOGRAPHY EIGHT11PHOTOGRAPHY BESTPETSERVICES/GROOMING PUPPYLOVE BESTPESTCONTROL MOXIEPESTCONTROL BESTPAINTER PERSONALTOUCHPAINTING BESTNONPROFIT/COMMUNITYORGANIZATION GRAINVALLEYSPORTSLEAGUE BESTNAILSALON GVNAILS BESTLAWNSERVICE PREMIERLAWN&LANDSCAPE BESTINSURANCEAGENCY STATEFARM NICKMORTALLAROAGENCY BESTHOMESERVICES STATELINEDOOR&LIFT BESTHOMEBUILDER WARDDEVELOPMENT BESTHEATING&COOLING APEXHEATING&AIRCONDITIONING BESTCHILDCARE/DAYCARE DUNCANACADEMY BESTELECTRICAL A&AELECTRICAL BESTFINANCIALSERVICES STATEBANKOFMISSOURI BESTACCOUNTANT/CPA VALLEYTAXSERVICE BESTAUTOMECHANIC DREW'SDIESEL BESTAUTODETAILING PRECISEAUTODETAILING BESTASSISTEDLIVING/ RETIREMENTCOMMUNITY COUNTRYOAKVILLAGE BESTBARBER GRAINVALLEYCHOPSHOP BESTBEAUTYSALON STUDIOFIVEBEAUTY&BOUTIQUE
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