KBIA Local
(2010-07-01)
COLUMBIA, MO
(KBIA) -
An alliance of small and independent businesses in Columbia is asking Boone County residents to go local. Governor Jay Nixon and Columbia Mayor Bob McDavid have proclaimed the first week of July as the Independents Week in Columbia.
The Columbia Locally Owned Retail and Services alliance or COLORS Thursday hosted a kick-off event at Columbia's Uprise Bakery.
Johanna Cox-Littrell is the executive director of COLORS. She says members of the alliance include lawyers, accountants, hairdressers, massage therapists, retail stores and restaurants.
"The money spent at local businesses stays in our community three to four times longer than when it is spent at chains or even worse, online, where no money stays locally when if you are shopping online."
A one-year COLORS membership costs $15 for individuals and $125 for businesses. Among the benefits is a place in the COLORS directory of locally owned independent businesses in Boone County.
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