Best of Summerlin poll gets more than 700 nominations

The list of finalists for the 2014 Best of Summerlin competition will be released Monday.

The competition, in its ninth year, celebrates Summerlin icons, landmark places and popular venues for their contributions to the community. During the October nomination period more than 700 nominations poured in for 12 categories including Best Locally-Owned Restaurant, Best Large Retail Business, Best Happy Hour, Best Doctor and Best School Spirit. All finalists are within the borders of the 22,500-acre master-planned community.

“In 2013 we made some changes to The Best of Summerlin competition and its popularity has grown tremendously,” Summerlin Marketing Director Danielle Bisterfeldt said. “Last year’s winners took great pride in being named Best of Summerlin so we brought back the same categories continue growing interest in this fun competition.”

Voting will run Nov. 3 through Nov. 21. Finalists will receive promotional materials from The Howard Hughes Corp., Summerlin’s developer, to help encourage customers and clients to vote. The community’s jackrabbit mascot, Summerlin Sam, will visit each location as he highlights each finalist for Summerlin’s Instagram page.

“We are excited to help promote and recognize those businesses, schools and Summerlin stakeholders that are helping to make this community a great place to live, work and play,” Bisterfeldt said.

Join Summerlin on Facebook and Twitter for competition updates and follow “The Adventures of Summerlin Sam” on Instagram as he visits finalists. Winners will be announced Nov. 24 on summerlin.com.