Why Shopping Local Matters
Dan talks with Thelma Castillo, President and CEO at Blue Water Area Chamber of Commerce about the benefits a community experiences when their residents shop local.
In this episode, Thelma and Dan talk about:
- Protecting local jobs
- Promoting small business owners
- How much money stays in your county when you shop local
- The resurgence of downtowns
- How the pandemic affected small businesses
- Keeping sales tax revenue in your home county
- Jorja Baldwin at District 43 in Port Huron
- Downtown Port Huron
- Business collaborating to help one another
- Ft. Gratiot Business Association
- Experiencing St. Clair County
Learn more about the Blue Water Chamber of Commerce here:
https://www.bluewaterchamber.com/
Learn more about the St. Clair County EDA here:
