The campaign was launched in Gallup, NM on Wednesday, October 29, 2014, with a group of excited residents, business owners, local and state dignitaries including Mayor Jackie McKinney, Representative Sandra Jeff and Economic Development Cabinet Secretary Jon Barela, and special guest, Santa Claus.
“MainStreet is a proven job creator and economic development tool and I am proud of this initiative to encourage New Mexican’s to think about shopping in their local MainStreet districts this holiday season,” Secretary Barela said. “When New Mexicans shop MainStreet, we support “homegrown” small businesses and positively impact our local economy and community.”
The National Main Street Center has supported state and local efforts across the county for many years.
“Successful independent businesses contribute to the tax base, meet consumer demand, and add vibrancy to a community. But, they also bring stability.
In 2005, Applied Research Northwest found that a three-year shop local campaign in Bellingham, Oregon, and the surrounding Whatcom County prompted 58 percent of survey participants to patronize local independent businesses more often than before the campaign started, and 86 percent are spending the same or more money with local businesses than they did before the campaign. For all of us here at the National Trust Main Street Center, local, independent businesses make all the difference to a community.”
The Shop MainStreet Campaign builds awareness of our local businesses and encourages people to patronize shops and services in MainStreet Districts.
Shop MainStreet this Holiday Season!
