Why Local?
Because our state is OUR story.
From banking to business services and retail to restaurants, your everyday choices are more than a one time transaction.
That’s right! When you buy, shop and eat local you’re making a transformative investment in Arizona that shapes the future of our state.
What story would you like to tell?
Investing in Arizona
For every $100 spent at a locally owned business, $43 remains in the local economy. In comparison, For every $100 spent at a non-locally owned business, just $13 remains in the local economy.
Based on Indie Impact Study Series from Civic Economics. These extra dollars circulating in the community are an investment in local job creation and preserving diverse and prosperous communities.
And it doesn’t stop there.
If a community the size of Tucson shifted just 10% of its spending from non-local to local businesses, the shift would create:
1,600 NEW JOBS
$53 MILLION IN NEW WAGES
$130 MILLION+ IN TOTAL ECONOMIC IMPACT
By sourcing more products and services locally, we are investing our dollars to create self-reliant local communities that offer opportunity and prosperity for all.
When You Shop Local
When You Don't
