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Payson–Santa Clara Chamber announces grant, new openings; Brown Family Mortuary named business of the month
Summary
The Payson–Santa Clara Chamber of Commerce reported a $92,000 grant to support a “Garage to Great” program, announced local business openings and events, and named Brown Family Mortuary its business of the month at the Santaquin City Council meeting Jan. 7.
Jim Roland, president and CEO of the Payson–Santa Clara Chamber of Commerce, told the Santaquin City Council on Jan. 7 that the chamber secured funding and several new local business openings and events for 2025.
Roland said the chamber “secured a $92,000 grant from the governor's office” to back a “Garage to Great” initiative aimed at helping home-based businesses scale. He described the program as an effort to give “the resources needed to get to the next level of success” for local entrepreneurs.
Roland gave a recap of chamber activity last year, saying the organization ran about a dozen ribbon cuttings, recognized 12 businesses or community service recipients, hosted 21 breakfast clubs and 11 lunchtime networking/education events, and delivered a community guide to more than 15,000 homes and businesses. He said chamber membership rose from 148 at the start of 2024 to 165 at the time of the Jan. 7 meeting.
Roland announced recent and upcoming local business openings: Canyon Pizza opened with a soft opening the day of the council meeting and will have a grand opening ribbon cutting Friday; Good Rest Med Spa will have a ribbon cutting Thursday and a multi-day grand opening. He also invited council members to the chamber gala on Feb. 6 at 6 p.m.
The chamber recognized Brown Family Mortuary as its business of the month. Mark Brown, a funeral director at Brown Family Mortuary, thanked the chamber and described the business’s long community history dating to its founding as Holiday Hills Funeral Home in 1972.
Roland said the chamber also recently received a separate grant payment of $69,705 and reported a current bank balance figure during his remarks. He said the chamber had hired an intern to develop a business-space database and that breakfast clubs are on hold until March while a larger training event is planned.
The chamber report was delivered during the council’s public forum; there was no vote tied to the chamber presentation.
