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size=3> </FONT><FONT face="Times New Roman, serif">Buy Local Moscow
Welcomes 100<SUP>th</SUP> Member</FONT>
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<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in"><FONT face="Times New Roman, serif">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 100<SUP>th</SUP> member is MaryJane's Sweet Dreams, at 425 South Jackson
in downtown Moscow.</FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in"><FONT face="Times New Roman, serif"></FONT><FONT
color=#000000><FONT face="Times New Roman, serif"><FONT size=3><SPAN
lang=en-US>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,
</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT><FONT color=#000080><U><A
href="http://www.buylocalmoscow.com/"><FONT face="Times New Roman, serif"><FONT
size=3><SPAN
lang=en-US>www.buylocalmoscow.com</SPAN></FONT></FONT></A></U></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in"><FONT face="Times New Roman, serif"><FONT
color=#000000><FONT size=3><SPAN lang=en-US></SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT
color=#000000><FONT size=3><SPAN lang=en-US>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.</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in"><FONT color=#000000><FONT
face="Times New Roman, serif"><FONT size=3><SPAN
lang=en-US></SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT><FONT color=#000000><FONT
face="Times New Roman, serif"><FONT size=3><SPAN lang=en-US>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 (
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lang=en-US>http://amiba.net/recommended.html</SPAN></FONT></FONT></A></U></FONT><FONT
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