HIBA members spread message

• Hudson Independent Business Association (HIBA) members on a door-to-door campaign

Several members of the Hudson Independent Business Association (HIBA) organized a door-to-door campaign Saturday to spread the good news about Hudson businesses. Among the participants were, front from left, Sarah Bruch (The Purple Tree) and Elizabeth Bruch (The Purple Tree); back, Bridget Bohl (Hudson Star-Observer), Ruth Misenko (Seasons on St. Croix Gallery), Shelli Erck (Hudson Flower Shop) and Mary Ellner (Ellner’s Window Treatments & Custom Closets). Not pictured, Angela Bruch (Purple Tree). Submitted photo

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The Hudson Independent Business Association (HIBA) organized a door-to-door campaign in some of Hudson’s newer subdivisions to spread the good news about Hudson’s locally owned and independent businesses.

Each home visited received a reusable shopping bag with the HIBA logo and list of HIBA members. The theme was “‘Why Buy Local’ Economic Vitality!” The message was: Each dollar you spend at a local independent business returns three times more money to our local economy than a dollar spent at a chain — a benefit we can all bank on!

HIBA members include: Abigail Page Antique Mall, Art Doyle Spokes and Pedals, Back To Books, Bella Luce Boutique, Elan Clothing & Gifts, Ellner’s Custom Window Treatments & Closets, Et Cetera, First American Bank, Grapevine Interiors “At Home,” Hudson Area Chamber of Commerce, Hudson Bagel & Coffee Company, Hudson Flower Shop, Hudson Star-Observer, Knoke’s Chocolates, Lillians, Micklesen Drug, Phipps Inn Bed & Breakfast, Redmon Law Chartered, SEASONS on St Croix Gallery, The Nova of Hudson, The Phipps Center for the Arts, The Purple Tree and Winzer Stube.

To learn more about the Hudson Independent Business Association, go to www.HudsonStarObserver.com/Marketplace/HIBA.

Tags: business, local, independent, hiba