Monthly Archives: June 2010
It’s Independents Week! Get your Golden Coupon!
Independents Week is a nationally-recognized event in support of local businesses everywhere! This year, 158 locally owned Arizona businesses have stepped up and offered the community 20% off. That’s pretty amazing, it’s no secret that the economy is currently … Continue reading
Posted in Arizona, Economics, Events, Greater Phoenix, In The News, Restaurants/Dining, Tucson
Tagged golden coupon, independents week
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Staycation in Prescott!
Staycation has become a popular buzzword in the past several years & the concept has never been more important to Arizona. A staycation is a chance for you to become more familiar with your town, your county, your state. It … Continue reading
Posted in Arizona, Economics, Staycation
Tagged Arizona tourism, Arizona travel, Prescott, staycations, Whiskey Row
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Shop Local Posters!
We’ve just released a run of Shop Local posters highlighting the importance of recirculating tax dollars by shopping at locally owned businesses. This is just on the heels of the release of our study of the positive economic effects of … Continue reading
Posted in Arizona, Economics, In The News
Tagged firefighter, fireman, librarian, police officer, poster, revenue, shop local, tax
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Kimber Lanning interviewed on KFNN
Our very own Kimber Lanning was interviewed yesterday on KFNN 1510 Financial News Radio’s “Business for Breakfast” with Ken Morgan & Julie Dougherty. She spoke about the importance of supporting local as well as the upcoming Independence Week. You can … Continue reading
Posted in Arizona, Economics, Financial, In The News
Tagged audio, Independence Week, Julie Dougherty, Ken Morgan, KFNN, Kimber Lanning
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SCF Arizona’s ‘buy local’ attitude leads to huge economic impact
A study released today found that SCF Arizona, the state’s largest workers’ compensation insurer, had a $528.3 million economic impact in Arizona in 2009. The Phoenix company sourced 82 percent of its goods and services from other Arizona companies, according … Continue reading
SCF Arizona economic impact study: official press release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Download this press release as a Word document or as a PDF document. Contact: Kimber Lanning Kimber@localfirstaz.com 602-312-4203 Tony Felice 480-5678-6890 tony@tonyfelicepr.com A “Sleeping Giant” for Arizona’s Economy? Local First Arizona economic study finds half-billion dollar annual … Continue reading
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