Winning Spirit Magazine November-December 2019 | Page 10

Making Movie and Racing History Megaplex Celebrates 20th Anniversary W hat better way to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Larry H. Miller Megaplex Theatres than with a movie about the legendary race cars that are part of the Miller family’s car collection? Gail Miller, members of the Miller family, LHM management, and employees were joined in the Megaplex celebration by representatives from several Hollywood studios, business and community leaders, as well as car and movie fans. Megaplex themed their anniversary celebration around the release of Ford v Ferrari, the compelling story of Carroll Shelby and Ken Miles and the race car they built for the Ford Motor Company to challenge the dynasty of Enzo Ferrari at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1966. Two of the vehicles represented in the film were on display for the event. “In my opinion, it’s one of the great moments in American history, certainly in American road racing history,” said Greg Miller. “And it’s a privilege for us as a family to be the stewards of these great vehicles; there’s really something magic about it.” Blake Anderson, Megaplex president, also took the opportunity to recognize a small group of employees who have been part of the Megaplex family since the first of many theatres opened 20 years ago. To have employees contribute to the organization for over two decades is amazing, “and the contribution that they have made to Megaplex Theaters and their footprint, their fingerprints, will be seen in our complexes for many, many years to come,” said Blake. The first Megaplex Theatres location, Jordan Commons, officially opened in November 1999 and has topped the national box office for the opening of dozens of Hollywood blockbusters. Megaplex now operates 16 locations with 182 screens in Utah and Nevada and has more than 1,500 full-time and part-time employees. “This enterprise has covered half of the time that we’ve been in business,” said Gail Miller. “The impact we have is huge because we do things right. We make an impact because we care about our customers.” ◆ UTAH Giving to the Community Two LHM Employees Honored by Salt Lake Chamber U tah’s business and community leaders recently gathered for the Salt Lake Chamber’s 2019 Annual Meeting and Awards Luncheon. Two LHM employees were honored for their services to the chamber and to the community. Amanda Covington, executive vice president of communications and government affairs for the LHM Group was honored as a Chamber Champion. A Chamber Champion is someone who has supported and provided expertise to the chamber as they fulfil their goals of addressing “things like Utah’s housing gap, the 8 LHM Winning Spirit November/December 2019 strain on our transportation infrastructure, growing need for an educated and trained workforce, eroding and shifting tax base, a growing need for focus on diversity and inclusion, and a need to do all this in a way that demonstrates corporate responsibility and environmental sensitivity.” The luncheon also honored Steve Starks, CEO of the LHM Group, who is the outgoing board chair. In his time with the chamber, Steve has led a number of initiatives and left an important impact on both the organization and the community. ◆