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Olivette Economic Development Commission widens outreach for 2025 business awards amid low early turnout
Summary
Commission staff reported limited early participation in nominations for the 2025 Business of the Year and Restaurant of the Year awards and commissioners discussed outreach methods, rules for consecutive winners, and whether to notify businesses by email or posters.
Dawn (staff) told the commission on Jan. 27 that nominations for the 2025 Business of the Year and Restaurant of the Year awards are under way but that community participation was low so far.
Dawn said the nomination form allows up to three selections per category (six total, three for restaurants and three for businesses), and that early nomination counts were modest: several categories showed only a few voters or a handful of nominations. “SLAD, honestly, they got 57 votes in 1 day.…
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