Welcome to the 2025 Tribune's Readers' Choice.
We're on the lookout for the Best of Local.
What does that mean? We want to know the best of local companies, not big box stores or chains. For a business to be approved for the voting ballot it must either do business in or be located inside Jackson County Indiana.
Those big box home improvement stores do not qualify, however, your plumber who has an office in Columbus does qualify.
Important Dates to Remember:
Nominations - February 17 - March 3, 2025
Voting - March 9 - 30, 2025
Winners Announced - May 31, 2025 in a special publication in The Tribune and online at bestof.thetribune.com
How to nominate and use this ballot:
Select a section of categories from the menu, then start nominating your favorites in almost 200 categories, once a business has been nominated and approved it will appear on the dropdown list for that category. If you want to nominate a new business select "Add Write-In," then move on to the next category, do not hit enter on your keyboard. Once you finish nominating your favorites in a section, click "Submit and Continue" to move on to the next section. When you are finished and ready to cast your daily ballot, click "Finalize my Ballot." Once completed, check your email for a verification link, your votes will not be counted until your email is verified.
Each business needs only one nomination to move on to the voting round. Nominations are manually approved by Tribune staff Monday - Friday during regular business hours, new nominations could take up to 48 to appear on the ballot.
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No purchase is necessary to nominate or win. Users can nominate one business per category every 24 hours per valid email address. For issues and errors please email promotions@tribtown.com.