Shopping Local Idaho Businesses Is More Important Than Ever This Pandemic Year

Published: Dec. 15, 2020, 9:09 p.m.

Have you finished your holiday shopping yet? This year, with so many people staying home to avoid exposure to COVID-19, big online retailers have gotten a boost. That’s great news for their shareholders. But it’s been hard on local businesses who can’t compete with their e-commerce infrastructure. It’s already been a difficult year for small Idaho businesses, any many have shuttered in since March or are facing tough decisions this winter. But as Maggie Mullen of the Mountain West News Bureau