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Celebrate Nat’l Travel & Tourism Week in Southern Arizona May 4-12, 2013
TweetTravel and tourism in Arizona brings more than 37 million national and international visitors to our state each year. Those visitors spend over $18 billion throughout the state. In Tucson and Southern Arizona tourism generates nearly $2.6 billion in direct … Continue reading
Three Great Green Reasons to Shop Locally! (The Power of Choice)
TweetBy Gina Murphy-Darling, reprinted with permission from Mrs. Green News Every time you make a purchase, you are making a choice. The choice is OURS! We have the power to strengthen and enrich our communities. It’s that simple. Short back … Continue reading
Posted in 10% Shift, Arizona, Economics, Green, Local First Movement
Tagged green, guest blogger, Mrs. Green
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Maricopa Farm Tour takes steps to localize school lunches
Tweet“How can we get more local foods into our school cafeterias?” It’s a question we hear at Local First Arizona (LFA) often and while it seems to be an easy question to answer, it is not as cut and dry … Continue reading
Posted in Agriculture, Arizona, Economics, Local Food
Tagged arizona agriculture, Arizona Department of Education, collaboration, Crooked Sky Farms, Duncan Family Farms, education, Farm to School Program, Litchfield Elementary School District, local food in schools, local foods, local produce, Localizing School Lunch, making the shift in school lunch, procurement, Rousseau Packing Plant, school lunch, Tempe Elementary School District
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Buy It Where You Try It! – AMIBA’s Campaign Against “Showrooming”
Showrooming is a term that has been adopted for consumers that use local businesses in their community to try out or get information about items they want to buy, and then turn around and purchase those items from a remote or online retailer. Continue reading
Scott’s Local Business Corner Tells Us the 4 Big Benefits to Shopping Local
We get this question quite frequently: Why is it important to shop local? There are so many reasons why supporting local businesses is so crucial, but Scott’s Marketplace does a great job of picking out the top four big benefits, displayed nicely in these graphics! Continue reading
Posted in Businesses, Economics
Tagged Arizona, benefits, community, economy, jobs, online marketplace, scott's marketplace, shop local
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Loyal to the Soil Brings Arizona Product Suppliers Together
TweetWeb-Based Platform Connecting Local Retailers Needs Feedback from LFA Members! Local startup Loyal to the Soil needs your input! This new organization, started by the owners Bunky Boutique, Merzproject Architects, SkyMall and Blinktank, is focused on bringing local product suppliers together with retailers in an … Continue reading
Top Job-Creating Companies in Arizona are Local Businesses
The Phoenix Business Journal recently published an article on the Top 10 job-creating companies in Arizona based on the findings of Inc. magazine. We were not surprised to find that many of these job creators were local businesses, and members of Local First Arizona! Continue reading
Thinking About Local Businesses on Election Day
With Election Day just one week away (on November 6), we have many candidates and many issues to consider. Stacy Mitchell at the Institute for Local Self-Reliance created a helpful guide for determining which candidates support independent and local businesses. Continue reading
Posted in Economics
Tagged 2012, candidates, elections, institute for local self reliance, local business, stacy mitchell
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New Study: Spending locally generates four times more economic benefit
Previous studies have shown that spending your money locally reaps a substantial economic benefit for communities. Some studies indicated that the benefit is two-fold, while others have shown that the economic benefit is three times as much. Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Local First Movement
Tagged economic benefit, Economic Study, economy, institue for local self-reliance, study
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Local Businesses: Making Communities Healthy, Wealthy, and Wise
We love our local businesses and their unique impact on our communities. But now there is research to show that local businesses are more beneficial to our community than we ever thought before. Continue reading