The Salt Lake Chamber named Merit Medical founder Fred Lampropoulos the city’s 40th Giant in our City, they announced Friday in a news release.
The award recognizes his contributions to the local business community and the state, the chamber said in the release. The Giant in our City award, established in 1969, honors one’s public service and professional achievement. Longtime Utah Sen. Orrin G. Hatch won the award in 2018.
Lampropoulos founded Merit Medical, a health care company that manufactures disposable medical devices, in 1987. It now operates manufacturing facilities in the U.