Category Archives: Arizona
Member Spotlight: Mindful Dental Care
Walking into Dr Kathrine Hammel’s office is entering a typical dental office complete with shiny instruments and high tech equipment. Dr Hammel, however, is anything but a typical modern dentist. She’s a young woman who runs her practice in a … Continue reading
Posted in Businesses, Events, Local First Movement, Tucson, local food
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Make Local Business’ Voice Heard In The Arizona Senate!
Last week, legislation to close the sales tax loophole exploited by online-only retailers in Arizona unanimously passed the Senate Commerce Committee. While this is very encouraging news, we need to ensure that the SB1338 use tax (commonly known as the “Amazon should … Continue reading
Posted in Arizona, Businesses, Economics, In The News
Tagged amazon, arizona senate, online retail, SB1338, senate, senator, senators, tax loophole
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10 Tips on How to Make Your Professional Business Partners Your Risk Manager
Guest blog from Scott J. Richardson, Esq. 10 Tips on How to Make Your Professional Business Partners Your Risk Manager By: Scott J. Richardson, Esq. For many business owners, the day to day focus of operating and growing your businesstakes … Continue reading
Posted in Arizona, Businesses, Legal
Tagged business partner, business partners, jaburg wilk, legal, risk, risk manager
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Happy 100th Birthday, Arizona!
February 14, 2012, marks Arizona’s 100th birthday as the 48th state of the United States. On this day, we hope you take a moment to reflect on Arizona’s extensive history, and think about what you can do to continue our state’s legacy. One easy action you can take is to support and advocate for the unique local businesses that make Arizona a great place to call home. Continue reading
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Tagged 100th birthday, Arizona, arizona's birthday, centennial, centennial trivia, legacy
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Local Bank Makes Big Difference in the Community
In addition, the staff at Gateway found a way to shift 10% more of their spending to local companies. They picked Advance Paper and Maintenance Supply to purchase office supplies from which is keeping more money right here at home. Continue reading
Posted in 10% Shift, Arizona, Businesses
Tagged 10% Shift, gateway bank, local bank, member spotlight
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This Week’s Shift Recommendation: Flu Season
Don’t get caught by the flu season or bogged down by post-holiday stress! Stop by your local pharmacy or local health provider to make sure you stay healthy throughout the winter. Continue reading
Posted in 10% Shift, Arizona
Tagged 10% Shift, flu season, health care, healthy, pharmacy, shift arizona, weekly shift recommendation
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Local First Arizona Year in Review 2011
A Look Back at the Amazing Year 2011 Has Been We are excited to share with you all of the amazing growth that’s occurred over the past year within Local First Arizona and we want to thank you for your … Continue reading
Posted in 10% Shift, Arizona, Businesses, Buy Local Week, Economics, Events, Financial, Greater Phoenix, In The News, Local First Movement, Social Media, Staycation, Tucson, shift arizona
Tagged best of 2011, Buy Local Week, Devour Phoenix, events, facebook, fall festival, google, Indie Week, look back, mixers, rural, seminars, shift arizona, small wonders, twitter, volunteers, year in review
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This Week’s Shift Recommendation: New Years Resolutions
New Years – the magical time of year when we all pledge to erase our mistakes of the past and get our lives moving in the right direction. And while some of our resolutions may not make it to the month of February, we at Local First Arizona hope that you take our mission to heart and pledge to support the locally owned businesses in your community for all 365 days of 2012. Continue reading
Sowing the Seeds
Much of our youth was spent beside our mother, tending a backyard garden of lemongrass, chili peppers, tiny eggplant, holy basil, mint, and other “strange” crops that we never saw at the neighborhood market. Continue reading
Posted in Arizona, Businesses, Greater Phoenix, local food
Tagged co-op, CSA, farm, gila farm, gila farm cooperative, local farm
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