Why Buy Local?

Build Your Community – Your neighborhood businesses are the ultimate social networking site. Build relationships and local cohesiveness through casual encounters at local businesses and the public areas in Downtown.

Local Economic Vitality – Every $1 you spend at your local independent business, rather than a chain store, comes back to your community 3 times over. That’s a benefit we can count on!

Local Character – Independent businesses give our Downtown its unique personality. That helps keep Downtown “a little mecca of cool!”

Good for Our Environment – Downtown’s “people-sized” businesses and public spaces are better for our environment because they use less space and are more centrally located.

Lower Taxes
Local businesses generate more tax revenue per sales dollar than national chains. This helps keep everyone’s taxes lower.