[Vision2020] Buy Local Moscow keeps growing

[Darrell Keim]

Congratulations.  Keep up the good work.


On Mon, Jul 27, 2009 at 3:44 PM, Bill London<london at moscow.com> wrote:
>  Buy Local Moscow Welcomes 100th Member
>
> One hundred locally-owned independent businesses have now joined Buy Local
> Moscow, explained John Crock, who owns Hyperspud Sports and serves as the
> group's treasurer. The group's 100th member is MaryJane's Sweet Dreams, at
> 425 South Jackson in downtown Moscow.
>
> Buy Local Moscow Incorporated is an Idaho non-profit corporation directed by
> a steering committee of nine local business owners. This community
> corporation was founded in 2006 with 20 members. Each member business is
> locally owned and independent. The businesses are profiled on the website,
> www.buylocalmoscow.com
>
> The mission of Buy Local Moscow is to strengthen the social and economic
> framework of Moscow by supporting and promoting the community's
> locally-owned independent businesses and by educating the community about
> the vital role of locally-owned businesses.
>
> Recent research shows that locally-owned independent businesses form the
> core of a sustainable community. Increasing sales at local businesses keeps
> much more money circulating within the community (the money does not flow to
> corporate administrators and stockholders, but instead is spent for local
> products and services), and increases the number of jobs available to local
> residents. Those research studies, as well as books and magazine articles on
> this topic, are available through the American Independent Business Alliance
> ( http://amiba.net/recommended.html ).
>
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