Category Archives: Economics
Why eating local matters
Up to 98% of what Arizonans eat comes from outside the state. At the same time, Arizona exports about 98% of food grown or produced here. This requires an elaborate transport system with storage facilities, middlemen and trucks and heavy reliance on fossil fuels.
You might guess that farming could be more profitable if Arizona farmers sold to Arizona consumers. It’s true. Continue reading
Posted in Arizona, Economics, local food, shift arizona
Tagged 10% Shift, agriculture, farms, food, local food
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Phoenix Adopts “Buy Local” Policy
Just last week, the City of Phoenix adopted a new policy for its purchases: for goods and services costing less than $50,000, Phoenix must first offer the contract or job to a company based in Maricopa County or Arizona before offering the work to an out-of-state company. Continue reading
Posted in Arizona, Economics, Greater Phoenix, In The News
Tagged buy local, economy, Greater Phoenix, mayor stanton, phoenix city council, policy, procurement, stanton
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Buy Local Conference Inspires New Partnerships
Good news came out of the Buy Local to Build AZ Conference held in Mesa on February 29. The event was attended by leaders across the state, such as Mesa Mayor Scott Smith and Local First Arizona Executive Director Kimber Lanning, and was intended to demonstrate the benefits of “going local” in purchasing habits across all sorts of industries significant to Arizona. Continue reading
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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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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Indie Week Phoenix Spotlight
Happy First Friday and the start of a three day holiday weekend! Independents Week has been a blast so far and we’re excited to carry it into the weekend. Remember that you can spend your Golden Coupons at 200 locally owned businesses up … Continue reading
Indie Week Tempe Spotlight
It’s day four of Independents Week - how many Golden Coupons have you used? If your goal is to visit all 200 locally owned businesses that are accepting the Coupon, we’ve calculated that you need to visit 25 businesses per day. Completely do-able, especially since some … Continue reading
Indie Week Scottsdale Spotlight
Independents Week is rolling on! Don’t worry if you’ve used all your Golden Coupons – you can print more for free! Almost 200 locally owned businesses are accepting the Golden Coupon, good for 20% off goods & services. Don’t forget to enter our drawing to win a … Continue reading
Indie Week West Valley Spotlight
It’s day two of Independents Week - let the shopping continue! Over 190 locally owned businesses are accepting the Golden Coupon which is good for a 20% discount off their goods or services (some restrictions apply). And remember to keep track of the places you … Continue reading
Indie Week East Valley Spotlight
Local First Arizona is proud to announce that Independents Week has begun! For one week, we are asking Arizonans to shop only at locally owned businesses. Skip the chain and big box stores for an entire week - it’s easier than you think! We currently have over 180 … Continue reading
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Tagged coupon, gold, gold coupon, gold ticket, golden coupon, golden ticket, Independence Week, Indie Week, ticket
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