Economic recovery needs to begin at the local level

While economists and newspaper comments tell us that “consumer spending” needs to come back to former levels in order to insure a full recovery, I would suggest that corporate spending has to participate as well, and that large corporations in our district need to help with that recovery by “buying local.”

Buying local simply means purchasing things you need from suppliers and service companies only in your own district. Does your company purchase 10,000 reams of paper every quarter? OK, fine, find a local distributor in the 51st District that sells paper and purchase it from them, not from some paper supply company in Elk Grove Village. I’m confident the local distributor will match your pricing, or come pretty close, especially if they know they’ll get an order for 10,000 reams every quarter.

You purchase 20 tons of HDPE resin every month? Find a local distributor in the 51st District that can supply a portion of your monthly purchase and purchase from them. Trucking services? Janitorial supplies? Copier machines? Foodstuffs for your cafeteria? Window washing company? Buy Local! Every $ spent in the 51st District by companies like Medline Industries, Inc., Fenwal, MacLean-Fogg, Sysmex America Inc, and  Amcor Flexibles Inc. helps the economy of our district. Every $ they spend elsewhere helps someone else.

BUY LOCAL!