Last night's Taste of Marshall event was billed as: "if you leave hungry or thirsty, it's your own darned fault."
True to form, lots of great food, beverages, door prizes, and conversation were exchanged. The 200+ attendees provided lots of positive feedback. The 17 vendors seemed upbeat about the effort. Hard to believe anyone left with anything close to an appetite.
Plenty of networking and interesting conversation about the economy. It goes without saying that this chamber is always about business. During the good times, the questionable times and the soft times, our focus remains on enhancing and improving the business climate.
With the Holiday shopping season upon us, this is yet another good time to remind folks the best thing that they can do to help the economy is to shop locally. You'll find many wonderful Holiday gift-giving ideas. You don't need to travel far to find what you're looking for.
I'd like to challenge everyone during the upcoming holiday season to buy one or more of your holiday gifts locally, especially when you had planned to make a purchase, out of town, on-line, or out of a catalogue. You just might be pleasantly surprised at the variety, selection, and service found just around the corner.
That's my opinion. What's yours?
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