GO LOCAL

Why Buy Local? By Choosing local and independent businesses, you not only enjoy a more personal experience, you help:

BUILD COMMUNITY!

The casual encounters you enjoy at local shops and restaurants build relationships and community cohesiveness. They're the ultimate social networking sites!

STRENGTHEN YOUR LOCAL ECONOMY!

Each dollar you spend at independent businesses returns to the local community almost 50 times more than buying from an online mega-retailer generating lasting impact on the prosperity of local businesses and residents.

SHAPE OUR CHARACTER!

Local businesses, each serving their customer's tastes creates more choice for all of us and give our community its distinct personality.

YOU CAN BUY IT WHERE YOU TRY IT!

Local stores enable you to try on and try out items before you buy -- and get real expertise -- saving you time and money.

CREATE A HEALTHIER ENVIRONMENT!

Local community businesses are people-sized. They consume less land, carry more locally-made products, locate closer to residents and create less traffic and air pollution. Buying Local is buying Green.

LOWER TAXES!

Local businesses generate more tax revenue per sales dollar. That keeps your taxes lower. And these taxes support your community in parks, services, fire and police departments.

CREATE JOBS AND OPPORTUNITIES!

Local businesses employ more people directly per dollar of revenue, and are the customers of local printers, accountants, wholesalers, farms, contractors and attorneys, etc., expanding opportunities for other local businesses. The money you spend locally stays and circulates in the local economy longer.

GIVE BACK TO YOUR COMMUNITY!

Small businesses donate more than twice as much per sales dollar to local non-profits, events, and your children's teams compared to big businesses. When did Amazon ever support your little league team?