Grow Clay County hosted their 2022 Annual Meeting at Scanolli’s in Wakefield, KS, Saturday, February 18, 2023. The night is set aside to celebrate the success of businesses, organizations, and individuals seen in the past year. Grow Clay County presented the 2022 Annual Business Awards during the event. Over two hundred nominations were collected from community members, clients, and customers during the month of December and January. Our committee tallies the number of nominations coupled with the reasoning why they were being nominated to determine the winners. The decision is not taken lightly, and our county should be proud of ALL the deserving nominees! It is humbling and fun to read through all the reasons given for the nominations. The 2022 Grow Clay County Business Award Winners are as follows.
Best Store Front: 15-24 Brew House
Best Non-Profit: Clay Center Elks Lodge #2253
Best Professional Business: Salava Veterinary Clinic
Best Customer Service: Penny Summerson & The Bomber Grind
Best Hospitality Business: El Puerto’s Mexican Restaurant
Best Trade Business: Wildflower Studio
Best Retail Business: Ray’s Apple Market
Employee of the Year: Julie Murphy, Wakefield City Clerk
Young Entrepreneur: Rylee & Chole McDaniel, First Class Cleaning
Community Catalyst: Morree Floersch
Business of the Year: SageBrush Salon & Spa

We want to thank everyone who attended Saturday’s event to help support Grow Clay County and the business community. We felt a great deal of unity and pride seeing
everyone come together to celebrate.