By Brian Hale
Updated : May 4, 2024
We tried something new this past week. We made sure everyone understood that this contest is open to ALL Panhandle area small businesses. The nominations of new businesses outside of Scottsbluff and Gering came in quickly. Here is the updated list first, then the running Top 25!
Full List of 2nd Quarter Nominations
307/308 Tinting
Antonio’s Tacos
Backaracks
Badly Bent Bar and Grill
Butte Bakery Coop
Beauty on the Bricks
Berry Sweet
Big Red Nebraska Popcorn
Bitter Mountain Coffee Co
Blossom Shop
Bobbi Jo’s Branding Iron
Boss City Brewing Co.
Bowl Dog Lanes
Broken Spoke Bar and Grill
Budget Tapes & CD’s
C Reflections Salon
Call Me CupCake
Carter’s Hardware
Chapman Family Farms & Dairy
Coco’s Curbside
Community House Cleaner
Compliments
Country Charm Floral & Gifts
Cowan’s Custom Cabinets
Coyotes MetalWorkz
Cryptic tattoo
Custom cuts
DL Foods
Dairy King
Designs by Tiffani
Dirty Hippie Studio
Dirty Pop
Diva Stop
Dooley Oil Inc.
Dudes
El charrito
El Molecate
El Torito
Finishline Cafe
Firehouse Bar and Grill
Frankies Bar and Grill
Fresh Foods
Flyover Archery & Outdoors
Golden Hour BBQ
Gorilla Waste Solutions
H.E. Ferguson Agency
Hand Crafted
Hanging on the Hook Beef
High Plains Hot Air Balloon Company
Hometown Creation Co.
Infinite Medical Spa
JedoubleNs Boutique
Jimmy L’s BBQ & Catering Co.
JAX
JPhotography
Kaufman’s House Cleaning
Kids R Us
Krispy krunchy chicken
La Bonita Mexican Restaurant
Laura’s Double LL Cafe
Legandairy Rolled Ice Cream
Log cabin
Lynne Morgan Boutique
Main Street Market
Mark Ferrari Specialty Coffees
Marsh family Painting and Siding
Mc decals
Melt Fondue
Midwest Auto Used Parts
Midwest Vapers World
Mike’s Wild Dogs
Millers Automotive
Nebraska Coffee
North of the Rock Designs
NSpire
Oasis Night Club
Ole restaurant
Oles Mexican restaurant
Orenda Wellness Spa & Salon
Oshkosh ACE
Oya Mexican Grill
Pampered and polished salon
Panhandle Diesel & Automotive
Papa Moon Craft Ciders
Papa Murphy’s Pizza
Painter Produce
Pete’s Quick Lube
Platte Valley Creamery
Platte River Glass
Platte Valley vac and sew
Prime Cut
RedZ Bar and Grill
Rise n Shine café
Roma Italian Restaurant
Rustic Elegance
Sancho’s Corn
Sandberg Implement
Sandhills Boutique
Shelby Lynn Floral Design
Severyn’s Photography & Videography
Skyler’s Heating & Cooling, LLC
Studio B
Sweet V’s
Tacos Mexico
Textured Ends styling salon
The Crispy Biscuit Pet Deli
The Detailing Company
The Firehouse Bar & Grill
The Gift Shop at Regional West
The Good Life Scottsbluff
The Mixing Bowl
The Paradigm Concepts
The Potter Sundry
The Roasted Mug
The Sagebrush in Kimball
The Simple Co
The Tin Cup
The Vault Coffee + Community
Total Care Chem-Dry Scottsbluff
Two Smokin Grills
Valley Auto Locators
Valley Diesel Repair
VC construction LLC
Village Pizza
Warehouse Fitness & Training Center
Webb Eyecare
Wigglebuttz Dog Grooming
Will’s Insurance Agency
Xtreme Dents
Yoshi’s
Running TOP 25 Revealed!
Yoshi’s
C Reflections Studio
Country Charm Floral & Gifts
Golden Hour BBQ
Melt Fondue
Two Smokin Grills
Berry Sweet
JeDoubleN’s
Oshkosh ACE Hardware
Papa Moon Craft Cider
Roma’s Italian Restaurant
Hanging On The Hook Beef
Extreme Dents
Hand Crafted
Blossom Shop
Studio B
N’Spire Magazine
Big Red Nebraska Popcorn
Platte River Glass
The Gift Shop at RWMC
The Mixing Bowl
Taco’s Mexico
Rise N Shine Cafe
Pete’s Quick Lube
Dooley Oil, Inc
Updated : April 20, 2024 8:00 am
Wow! What a week can do to mix things up. Yoshi’s was only at number 4 and suddenly jumped into the lead this week for our running Top 10, plus we have some more new names.
So many great local business to get to know!
Badly Bent Bar and Grill
Berry Sweet
Big Red Nebraska Popcorn
Bitter Mountain Coffee Co
Blossom Shop
Bobbi Jo’s Branding Iron
Broken Spoke Bar and Grill
C Reflections Salon
Call Me CupCake
Chapman Family Farms & Dairy
Coco’s Curbside
Community House Cleaner
Country Charm Floral & Gifts
Cowan’s Custom Cabinets
Coyotes MetalWorkz
Cryptic tattoo
Dairy King
Dirty Hippie Studio
Diva Stop
Dooley Oil Inc.
Dudes
El Charrito’s
El Molecate
El Torito
Finishline Cafe
Frankies Bar and Grill
Golden Hour BBQ
Gorilla Waste Solutions
Hand Crafted
Hanging on the Hook Beef
Infinite Medical Spa
JedoubleNs Boutique
Kids R Us
Krispy krunchy chicken
La Bonita Mexican Restaurant
Laura’s Double LL Cafe
Legandairy Rolled Ice Cream
Log Cabin Restaurant
Lynne Morgan Boutique
Melt Fondue
Midwest Auto Used Parts
Midwest Vapers World
Mike’s Wild Dogs
Millers Automotive
North of the Rock Designs
NSpire Magazine
Oles Mexican restaurant
Oya Mexican Grill
Pampered and Polished Salon
Panhandle Diesel & Automotive
Platte River Glass
Papa Moon Craft Ciders
Rise and Shine Cafe
Roma Italian Restaurant
Sandberg Implement
Shelby Lynn Floral Design
Studio B
Tacos Mexico
Textured Ends styling salon
The Crispy Biscuit Pet Deli
The Detailing Company
The Firehouse Bar & Grill
The Gift Shop at Regional West
The Good Life Scottsbluff
The Roasted Mug
Two Smokin grills
Valley Auto Locators
Valley Diesel Repair
VC Construction LLC
Warehouse Fitness & Training Center
Webb Eyecare
Wigglebuttz Dog Grooming
Will’s Insurance Agency
Yoshi’s
** RUNING TOP 10 **
- Yoshi’s
- C Reflections Salon
- Golden Hour BBQ
- Country Charm Floral
- Melt Foundue
- Frankie’s Bar and Grill
- Two Smokin Grills
- Berry Sweet
- The Roasted Mug
- JedoubleN’s Boutique
Beginning of 2nd Quarter – Congratulations again to The Crispy Biscuit Pet Deli!
Updated : April 13, 2024 2:00 pm
** Small Business Saturday **
** Top 10 Released **
Nominations are open for any Panhandle business. Just tag your favorite business in the comments. If YOU have a business, please ADD your flier or special!
In our first week of nominations in alphabetical order here is our top ten.
SO FAR, but still open to all!
7 Big Red Nebraska Popcorn
3 C Reflections Salon & Spa
5 Country Charm Floral & Gifts
T8 Frankie’s Bar and Grill
1 Golden Hour Barbecue
2 Melt Fondue
6 N’spire Magazine
10 Roma’s Italian Restaurant
T8 The Roasted Mug
4 Yoshi’s
CRISPY BISCUIT FOR THE WIN!
First Quarter 2024 Winner for Favorite Local Small Business is The Crispy Biscuit Pet Deli. Congratulations!
Updated : March 16, 2024 8:00 am
Final tabulations are in on literally hundreds and hundreds nominations, all boiling down to an incredible Top 10 once again.
TIME TO VOTE
Who is YOUR Favorite Local Small Business from this list of Top 10 finalists for First Quarter 2024?
1. The Crispy Biscuit
2. Bobbi Jo’s Branding Iron
3. Yoshi’s
4. JeDoubleN’s Bleachy Boutique
5. Country Charm Floral & Gifts
6. Tacos Mexico
7. Cryptic Tattoo
8. Two Smoking Grills
9. Bitter Mountain Coffee
10. Berry Sweet
You must comment for the vote to count. You can like the comments all you want, but it will only count as a vote if the name or number is listed in it’s own comment.
Facebook killed polls off, so just comment your vote; either # or name is fine!
Use this link to vote in the comments https://www.facebook.com/share/p/ydYkQ1awcHNQwfC9/?mibextid=Nif5oz
Updated : March 9, 2024 1:00 pm
** Small Business Saturday **
Final Nominations are open for 1st Quarter 2024 Favorite Small Business! Every nomination and like counts toward deciding who our Top 10 will be for the Final Voting March 16th. Let’s see if we can get over 100 nominations today!
Updated : Feb 24, 2024 8:00 am
It’s time for new nominations for Favorite Local Small Business in the Panhandle of Nebraska and Eastern Wyoming!
This is for ALL the Panhandle – so Alliance, Chadron, Sidney, even Torrington, and all the closer, smaller towns…. nominate your favs on our #smallbusinesssaturday posts.
Our Small Business Saturday posts are FREE with over 200 local businesses recognized in 2023. Many of them were thankful for the uptick in exposure and new business. 😀
2024 Nominations are Open
Just a few weeks into 2024, and we already have some great nominations and comments. Keep ’em coming!
The following businesses have been nominated thus far;
- 307/308 Tinting
- 308 Drone Zone
- Adela’s Taco
- Alex Mendoza’s Food Truck
- Allen’s Tree Service
- Antonio’s Tacos
- Arrowhead Candy
- Arthur’s Pizza
- Ashley Strand Photography
- AST Alarm Security Technicians
- Auto Wizard LLC
- Ayala’s On The Fairway
- BA Welding and Design
- Backaracks
- Bald Guy Roofing
- Beauty On The Bricks
- Benzel Pest Control
- Berry Sweet
- Big Reb Nebraska Popcorn
- Bitter Mountain Coffee
- Bluffs Nutrition Lounge
- Bobbi Jo’s Branding Iron
- Border States
- Broken Spoke Bar and Grill
- C Reflections Salon
- C. Elliot Bloom’s
- Cappuccino and Company
- Carmen’s Burritos
- Casillas Lactation Care
- Center Stage Salon
- Chachi’s Cup of Chaos
- Coco’s Curbside
- Complete Construction
- Compliments
- Country Blossom Gifts
- Country Charm
- Cowan’s Custom Cabinets
- Coyotes MetalWorkz
- Cryptic Tattoo
- Dairy King
- DefComp
- Deliciously Imperfect Desserts
- Dirty Hippie Studio
- Doggie Do’s Grooming
- Dooley Oil, Inc
- El Charritos
- El Mocajete
- Elodie’s Oddities
- Enchanted Gardens
- Family Construction LLC
- Finishline Cafe
- Fitness Instructional Training
- Flyover Archery
- Frankie’s Bar and Grill
- Frontside Bar and Grill
- Genny’s Sewing
- Gift Shop at RWMC
- Golden Hour Barbecue
- Gregory’s Lock Shop
- Grote Excavation and Services
- Hair By T
- Hand Crafted
- Hanging On The Hook Beef
- High Plains Spas
- Highway Hair Company
- Hwy 92 Pit Stop
- Integrated Pest Management
- J and J Trailer Sales
- J&S Bloomin Co
- JedoubleNs Boutique
- JM Construction
- JPhotography
- Kalli’s Place
- KCMI Radio
- Korn King Popcorn
- Krispy Krunchy Chicken
- La Bonita Mexican Restaurant
- La Delicia
- Las VII Americanas
- Laura Lee’s Double L Cafe
- Lemon Love
- Little River Construction LLC
- Log Cabin
- Los Tres Gallo’s
- Luce Construction
- Lucy’s Burritos
- Luna Bean Coffee House
- Marky’s Meat Market
- MC Decals
- McNulty State Farm
- Mel’s Lock Shop
- Melt Fondue
- Midtown Hospital
- Midwest Vapers World
- Mike’s Bikes
- Mike’s Husker Stuff
- Mike’s Wild Dogs
- MnMs Creations
- Monument Grill
- Monument Massage
- Nail’d It Salon
- NSpire Today!
- Nutters Natural Foods
- Oasis Night Club
- Ole’s Mexican Food
- One More Rep Fitness
- Painter Produce
- Pineapple Express Food Truck
- Pipeworks Plumbing
- PLATTE RIVER GLASS ** 3rd Quarter 2023 Winner **
- Platte Valley Vac & Sew
- Powerhouse on Broadway
- THE PRIME CUT STEAKHOUSE ** 2023 OVERALL WINNER **
- PRYOR-ity Sweet Treats
- Raben’s Market in Hemingford
- RaeLynn Boutique
- Randy’s Auto Service
- Redz Bar and Grill
- Reganis Auto
- Rise n Shine
- Rivalry Tattoo and Piercing
- Roma’s Italian Restaurant
- Ron’s Towing
- Rosie’s Chinese
- Rosita’s
- RPM Boxing Club
- Ruzicka Family Labradors
- Salazar Septic Stations
- Salebarn Boutique
- Sandhills Sorrel
- Sandy’s Burritos
- Schank Roofing Service
- SCOTTY’S DRIVE-IN ** 2nd Quarter 2023 Winner **
- Select Plumbing Heating & HVAC
- Shelby Lynn Floral Design LLC
- Skyler’s Heating & Cooling, LLC
- SleeK Originals
- Soriano Roofing & Construction
- Stagecoach Stop
- Steel Grill in Bridgeport
- Studio B
- Studio J Beauty Lounge
- Studio T
- Studio Warehouse Fitness
- Sure Shot Gun Range
- Sweet Bee Designs
- SWEET V’S RESTAURANT ** 1st Quarter 2023 Winner **
- Taco De Oro
- Taco Town
- Tacos Mexico
- That’s So Fletch Boutique
- The Beehive Boutique
- The Blossom Shop
- The Crispy Biscuit
- The Daily Threads Collective
- The Detailing Company
- The Emporium
- The Firehouse Bar & Grill
- The Gilded Stem Bakery
- The Green Plate Cafe
- The Happy Dackle
- The Marketplace
- The Mixing Bowl
- The Ridge Kitchen
- The Rustic
- The Sudsy Pup
- The Wilusz Way
- The Yoga Collective
- Topp Notch Creations
- Tossed and Found
- Turn and Burn Hats
- Two Smokin’ Grills
- Union Bar and Grill
- Valley Auto Locators
- Valley Diesel Repair
- VC Construction
- Wag N Tails
- Warehouse Fitness
- Wesley Rey Re-Designed
- West Side Events Center
- Woodland Tree Service
- Yager’s Sweets
- Yoshi’s
- ZY Glam
Looks like we have over 180 nominations. Keep them coming!
2023 Results
In 2023, two established businesses and two newer businesses were crowned as the Panhandle’s Favorites.
Please and thank you for mentioning and tagging your favorite local business in the comments on our weekly #smallbusinesssaturday posts!
This is for ALL the Panhandle – so Alliance, Chadron, Sidney, even Torrington, and all the closer, smaller towns…. nominate your favs on our #smallbusinesssaturday posts.
