Category: Go Local
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Go Local Business of the Week: Knotty Gnome Variety & Salvage, LLC
Knotty Gnome Variety & Salvage located in Hartford, SD has been selected as the first Go Local Business of the Week. Owned by Kyle and Stacey Wengler, this shop is the perfect place to find exclusive wood and steel projects to create a stunning environment.
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Finding clothes in small towns is a lot easier than it used to be
One of the disadvantages of rural life is what the big box stores think of us. We get smaller stores and less selection—and somehow the people doing the ordering don’t think we care about the cute stuff that our fashion-forward friends from larger communities are wearing. An increasing number of women in rural communities are…
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Ten great reasons to buy local
How you spend your money matters to your community! Here are 10 reasons why: 1. Significantly more money recirculates in your local community. When you purchase at locally owned businesses rather than non-local businesses, more money is kept in the community because local businesses frequently purchase from other local businesses. Purchasing local goods and services helps…
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Explore Local will use game, rewards to encourage local shopping
We’re excited to announce Explore Local, a way to add to the fun of discovering and supporting local businesses! Here’s how Explore Local will work: Customers visit participating businesses with their Dakotafire Go Local Directory in hand. They’ll ask someone at the businesses to add a stamp or signature to the Explore Local page in…