Shift 10 percent of your holiday shopping to local retail

Buying local has multiple positive impacts on the community
By Katelin Cook
Special to the Herald Times
RBC I During the holiday season shop local campaigns can be found nearly everywhere. But the true question always comes back to: What does shopping local mean for me and my community. How much benefit does that really bring to my community?
Let’s start by defining “local.” Typically, this has a geographical association with the definition, but when…