Why shop local?

• Spend $100 at a local and $68 of that stays in your community. Spend the same at a national chain and your community only sees $43.
• Local businesses create higher-paying jobs for our neighbors.
• More of your taxes are reinvested in your community -- Where they belong.
• Buying local means less packaging, less transportation and a smaller carbon footprint.
• Shopping in a local business district means less infrastructure, less maintenance and more money to beautify your community.
• Local retailers are your friends and neighbors!
• Local businesses donate to charities at more than twice the rate of national chains.
• More independents means more choices, more diversity and a truly unique community.