As our economy and our lives adjust to a changed reality, this is an important time to consider our purchasing habits. To re-evaluate our standards in acquiring goods and services.
Buying local benefits everyone in our community in a positive and more self-reliant way. Supporting local business empowers our neighbors and ourselves to recover, grow and thrive.
Buying local matters – it keeps money and jobs flowing withing our community.
A recent Retail Merchants Association study shows that for every $1.00 spent at a locally based business $0.45 is reinvested and spent locally, while only $0.15 stays in the local community when you spend in a big box store, a far-away national brand or foreign owned corporation.