Red Rock Start Up held their live pitch event for entrepreneurs at the Gathering Grounds in Bussey and announced their winners. The following won awards at the event. First Place: Anna Rupert, Maiden Holland, Second Place: Stacy Rowson, Lake Front Living Custom, Engraving, and Gifts, Third Place: Michelle Frederick, Nana’s Table Cafe, and Mercantile, Fourth Place: Bonnie Slykuis, Holistic Health, and Wellness Center, and Fifth Place: Central College Students Chandler Herbert ‘24, Jack Cannon ‘25, and Max Payne ‘25 Behemoth.

Red Rock Start Up was sponsored and organized by Knoxville Chamber of Commerce, DMACC Business Resources, Pella Area Community and Economic Alliance, and Marion County Development