The Fayette Rotary Club honored Cana Conrow as the club’s Business Leader of the Year for 2023 at its regular meeting on September 13 in the Central Methodist University Student Center. The annual award recognizes a local business professional who exemplifies Rotary’s values and is making a lasting contribution to the welfare of the Fayette community.

Cana owns and operates the Gold Apple Boutique, a retail clothing store on the south side of the courthouse square. She is past president of the Fayette Chamber of Commerce and presently serves as Executive Director of Fayette Main Street, Inc. She possesses an inside view of the processes involved with economic development and is fully committed to the revitalization of Fayette.

A life-long resident of Fayette, Cana and her husband Kyle have two young sons. According to Cana, “Fayette is home. It is a growing and thriving community, and there are great things happening here. We are excited to be a part of it.”

Rotary’s Business Leader of the Year recognition began in 1984, with nominations received each year from club members before a final vote by secret ballot. Any business or professional person living and/or working within the bounds of the Fayette R-III school district is eligible to receive the award.

Names of recipients through the years are included on two permanent plaques that hang in the Commercial Trust Community Room. The names are also listed on the Fayette Rotary Club’s website, www.fayetterotary.org.

In addition to being named Business Leader of the Year, Cana was also recognized as the Fayette Rotary Club’s newest member.