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The Christmas cookies will be available through Friday, Dec. 24.

"I am honored to receive this recognition after another extraordinary year in our industry when the COVID-19 pandemic has continued to challenge us all," said Fine. "However, I am especially proud of the real stars — Banner’s clinicians, support staff and leadership team who have worked tirelessly to sustain the highest possible standards for our patients’ care and safety."

“Our mission is to create a healthier planet and step one is to design, develop and manufacture plant-based fiber solutions as an alternative to single-use plastics," said Troy Swope, co-founder and chief executive officer of Footprint.

“St. Mary’s Food Bank is an incredible resource within our community and Mountainside Fitness is proud to support their mission and values 100 percent,” said Craig Cote, CEO of Mountainside Fitness. “We know that it is important and we want to do whatever we can to feed as many families as possible this holiday season."

“It’s been a tough couple years for people, so helping the hungry in our community was especially important this year,” said Mike Barro, co-owner of Barro’s Pizza. “Each December we honor our mother, Doran Barro, by donating one hundred percent of our sales at all our locations to St. Mary’s Food Bank. Our customers and employees, once again, came through, and we are so grateful for their loyalty and support.”

No reservations required. Just bring your own camera to take photos with Santa.

“Arizonans are resilient, and we’ve worked hard to create an environment that promotes business growth and opportunities throughout the state,” said Ducey.

“This award means so much to us as an organization because it honors the time and effort our team puts in daily to establish and maintain our inclusive and positive company culture,” said Justin Chase, president and chief executive officer of Solari.

The deal combines Bashas’ with a larger portfolio of retail and technology holdings controlled and managed by The Raley’s Companies.

"We have only two and a half weeks to flip the farm from Halloween to Christmas so it's a big undertaking," said Mark Schnepf. "We partnered with World of Illumination for the train portion of our Christmas show. The displays have to be checked every night and we're always fixing something during the day. We have a herd of deer that we magically change to reindeer that the kids love to feed. The kids can also paint and purchase a toy in Santa's workshop."