The Boomtown Institute – Does your community have a grocery story?

The Center for Rural Affairs’ October 2009 newsletter included a great story called “Sustaining Small Town Grocery Stores”. We have often touted the importance of a grocery store to a community, and this article echoes that sentiment. We are including part of their story here for you.

If you live in a rural community, you understand that our grocery store is arguably one of the most important businesses in town.

Jack Schultz

Full Story: http://www.boomtowninstitute.com/Newsletters/20091013.html

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