The Local St. George Businesses That Are HUGE Success Stories!

I'm a born and raised Southern Utah kid! I was born at the Dixie Regional Medical Center, and I have immense pride in St. George and the surrounding areas. I LOVE when I see celebrities have come to town, or when a local kid is getting statewide or even national attention. But now that I'm older, one thing that I've been totally proud of is BUSINESSES that were born in Southern Utah and are thriving!

Here's a list of some Southern Utah Businesses that we should REALLY be proud of:

SWIG:

Swig is going on my list #1. You can say whatever you want about Swig or Soda Shops, but Swig literally invented something that was right in front of our eyes. I can remember when Swig started in this tiny little building a block down from the Boulevard, and now they've grown into a JUGGERNAUT across the United States! They're on their way to 500 locations and they can't be stopped. Someone put their dream to work and they're now worth MILLIONS. That's pretty incredible.

Squatty Potty:

Squatty Potty hit BIG around 10 years ago when they started selling little stools to help your stools (That should actually be their tagline. Someone hit them up about that!) But then they struck a deal on Shark Tank and now Squatty Potty is worth over $60,000,000 according to Google! Not bad for a little business from little St. George!

Cafe Rio:

The Real OG's remember when Cafe Rio opened up well over 20 years ago in St. George. Their first location was where Durango's sits now. Without Cafe Rio we wouldn't have Durango's or Costa Vida and for THAT... We thank you, Rio! Cafe Rio now has over 160 locations across the globe! Isn't that awesome?!

Paparazzi Accessories:

Paparazzi Accessories is a local company that has EXPLODED across the world. It's a Network Marketing company and if you're completely uniformed on "Network Marketing" you'll probably say it's just Pyramid Scheme or a Scam... It's not. Paparazzi owns that MASSIVE building with the pink lights across the street from Big Shots Golf. Paparazzi is worth over $250,000,000 and they employ TONS of local people as well as people across the globe. They're owned by Misty and Chani, two local girls from Hurricane.

I know that there are TONS of other places that have made a big name for themselves here in Southern Utah, and if you can think of those places, PLEASE let me know who should be added to this list!

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