Starting today and through Nov. 22, you can show Northeast Michigan businesses you appreciate them by voting for them in The News’s Sunrise Side’s Best of the Best contest.

Just visit TheAlpenaNews.com and click on the Best of the Best banner at the bottom of the page for access to the ballot.

Then you can pick your favorite businesses in several categories, from best radio station to best furniture store to so much more.

The winning businesses will be featured in a future edition of The News and receive a sign signifying they are one of Northeast Michigan’s best of the best and bragging rights all year long.

Our businesses do so much for us.

They employ us, our neighbors, our friends, our family.

They add to our quality of life by offering goods and services right here in our back yard.

They pay property taxes that keep our local governments humming.

They deserve our thanks.

So show local businesses some love by voting today in the Best of the Best contest.