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Businesses throughout Mercer County are working together to promote the benefits of shopping local. Log on to the
Chamber website for more information.
Save your local economy and
downtown businessesa| SHOP DOWNTOWN CELINA!
Think about which three independently owned businesses youad miss most if they were gone. Stop in and say hello. Do a little shopping. Your purchases are what keep those businesses around.
If just half the employed U.S. population spent $50 each month in independently owned businesses, their purchases would generate more than $42.6 billion in revenue.* Imagine the positive impact that would have on our economy.
For every $100 spent in independently owned stores, $68 returns to the community through taxes, payroll, and other expenditures. If you spend that in a national chain, only $43 stays here. Spend it online and nothing comes home.
The number of people it takes to start the trend is onea| you.
*Employment statistics courtesy U.S. Department of Labor/Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2/6/2009
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