We're glad you're taking the right steps to put your business front and center during the Index-Journal's 2026 Readers' Choice contest!
The contest is pretty simple: We accept nominations from the community in a variety of categories. Nominations are submitted online through our contest portal.
NOMINATIONS OPEN JANUARY 24th!
The top businesses with the most nominations in each category make it on to the final ballot for voting. Voting takes place online and via an in-newspaper print ballot. To be sure your business receives enough nominations to make it onto the final ballot, you need to encourage your customers to nominate you! Thousands of area residents nominate and vote in our contest, which makes it a great opportunity for you to market your business to past, current, and potential customers.
Complete and submit the form below and we'lll send you FREE 2026 Readers' Choice marketing downloads. Use these free downloads to encourage your customers to nominate your business. Downloads include a printable "Nominate Us" flyer for your business PLUS digital "Nominate Us" graphics you can share on your social media pages and send to your customer email list. Your free download will be emailed to the address provided in the form below on or before January 21.
We also offer additional marketing options to optimize your exposure during the Readers' Choice contest.
Since nominations are user-submitted, there's opportunity for error in the way your business is spelled. To be sure your business is highly visible and listed correctly when nominations open, you're encouraged to buy a nomination marketing package! We will be in touch with marketing options.
(*Submitting this interest form does not mean your business will be pre-populated in the ballot. It is not guaranteed the public will nominate your business nor that your business will be spelled correctly if nominated by the public.)