Hy-Vee recognizes Maryville native

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa — Maryville native Tarci Slaybaugh has been named to the Hy-Vee Hall of Fame. Slaybaugh, store director at the 51st and Center Hy-Vee in Omaha, was chosen by her peers as the 2014 Store Director of the Year for Hy-Vee’s Western Region and was recently honored at the company’s annual stockholders’ meeting.

Slaybaugh created the Hy-Vee Curbside Cuisine food truck in the Omaha market, which is the first food truck in the company. Her innovation and dedication to promoting Hy-Vee’s culture are among the reasons she was honored this year, said Tara Deering-Hansen, assistant vice president of Communications.

Slaybaugh’s peers also noted her leadership skills and the time she takes to mentor her employees.

Hy-Vee CEO Randy Edeker called Slaybaugh’s honor “well deserved.”

“Tarci has been a solid, dependable leader in the Omaha market and the company,” he said. “She is a passionate, dedicated and hardworking person who cares deeply for her employees and customers.”

Slaybaugh graduated from Maryville High School and attended Northwest Missouri State University. She began her Hy-Vee career as a part-time checker and stocker in Maryville.

Slaybaugh became a full-time employee in 1984, and has worked at Omaha-area Hy-Vee stores since 1992. Slaybaugh was selected as store director of her current store in 2006. This is Slaybaugh’s second induction into the Hall of Fame as Store Director of the Year for the Western Region, the first being in 2002. She was also recognized by Progressive Grocer for the Top Women in Grocery Award in 2012.