Staying local with Let’s Go 860
20 Jul 2020
Small Business
By mid-March, it became obvious to business leaders in southeastern Connecticut that COVID-19 would cause big disruptions. But a series of COVID conference calls led by entrepreneur Scott Gladstone identified perhaps a bigger concern: a feeling of doom that made it difficult to imagine a path to prosperity.
"We identified a need to promote eastern Connecticut during unprecedented times," said Gladstone, best known for his ownership interest in several Wireless Zone stores in the region. "If you buy local, it stays local."
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