As those Christmas lists come in from children, friends, and family, a local business advocate is asking you to consider doing as much shopping as possible locally.

New Executive Director of the DeWitt County Development Council Curt Homann says dollars spent locally circulate up to six times before they leave the local area.

Homann was on the WHOW Morning Show Friday promoting REV grant recipient Ryan Goldman of Gold Standard Barber Shop in Clinton. He points to the growth Gold Standard has seen in the three years as what can be accomplished when you support local businesses.