#towngap

Growing up in the small town of Prescott AZ I saw a lot of businesses come and go. Being a sleepy little mountain town it was off the radar of most big businesses, though we got a steady stream of average stores trying their luck. What always amazed me was how far people would drive to get a quality product. Phoenix is about two hours away from Prescott, but lots of people i knew would drive that distance just to shop at Trader Joes. 

I can't tell you how many times I heard people around town say, we should  get together and create a petition to get a Trader Joes here. Of course nobody ever did, but if you do an online search today there are actually lots of communities still talking about trying to get a petition together to bring one to their town. Technology has advanced a lot in the past decade, yet communities don't have the tools to take advantage of it and communicate their needs more effectively.