Local Business

While new businesses coming to town are exciting for a minute, considering the grand scheme of things and the big picture in the long run – I will focus more on long-time local businesses by way of taking care of them in many areas. These would include infrastructure (utilities, easements, sidewalks), business-friendly practices and ordinances (zoning, signage, parking), local business promotion with events and representation at city sponsored activities (local food concessions and distributors, local sporting goods suppliers, local banking, local realtors, local developers, local builders and general contractors, local transport, local manufacturing), and so much more.  

 Recently Ogden has had long time local businesses relocate or shut down due to a shifted focus on bringing national and other favored companies to build, do business for a while, then leave. We cannot have local business leaving or shutting down to make room for chains and big-box. Our local businesses are our backbone, our character; they define who we are as a city:  Friendly, strong, caring, personal, keep ‘em coming back, service, neighborly, good to have around, reliable; hey: I Know this Guy!  Local businesses pull together for the City because the City will be pulling for them; I will be pulling for them.

TLJ