Uptown Butte businesses report strong summer despite lower consumer confidence

Uptown Butte businesses report strong summer despite lower consumer confidence

BUTTE - With summer slowly coming to an end, many Uptown businesses are hoping to grab some of those summer dollars before they dry up. Thats why theyre promoting events to shop locally, especially at a time when nationally consumer confidence is a little shaky.Were at the end of the food chain as far as commerce goes being a small, locally owned shop, said 5518 Design Co-owner Jon Wick.Thats why Shelly Conner, who owns Gloss: The Green Beauty C…