Monthly Archives: July 2009
23 Valley businesses to use new currency
ABC 15 did a story on Phoenix Bux, local downtown currency. View or read the story here: 23 Valley businesses to use new currency: ‘Phoenix Bux’. Visit the Phoenix Bux website, phxbux.com
Posted in Greater Phoenix, In The News
Tagged currency, Greater Phoenix, phoenix bux, scrip, video
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Local First working to keep money in Arizona
From The Explorer – The Voice of Marana, Oro Valley and Northwest Tucson – comes this article on Local First Arizona: Local First working to keep money in Arizona. Kudos to our very own Lisette DeMars in her photo: Store … Continue reading
The Corporate Co-Opt of Local
The Weekly Alibi, Albuquerque’s alternative newsweekly, has a great article on corporations hijacking the word “local.” Will their efforts have positive or negative effects on real local business? Read the article here: The Corporate Co-Opt of Local. We particularly enjoy … Continue reading
Posted in In The News, Local First Movement
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Buying Local: How It Boosts the Economy – TIME
Time Magazine wrote a great article on the local movement with a nice shout-out to Local First Arizona in the lead: “Buy Local”—you see the decal in the store window, the sign at the farmer’s market, the bright, cheerful logos … Continue reading
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