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		<title>Kimber Lanning: Collaboration is key to small business success</title>
		<link>http://localfirstaz.com/news/2012/04/09/kimber-lanning-collaboration/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2012 17:28:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erica</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Local First Arizona Executive Director Kimber Lanning travels all over the state to talk to community leaders, business owners, and residents about the "buy local" movement. Recently, she was in Payson speaking to a group for the Business Buzz luncheon, sharing her story as a small-business owner and discussing the topic of collaboration.  <a href="http://localfirstaz.com/news/2012/04/09/kimber-lanning-collaboration/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>azcentral.com Picks Best Local Businesses</title>
		<link>http://localfirstaz.com/news/2012/04/02/az-republic-critics-picks/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 18:50:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erica</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[azcentral.com has announced their sixth annual critics "best of" picks for their favorite people, places, businesses, and things to do in the Phoenix metro area. Looking through the top picks, it seems that the crew behind azcentral.com simply browsed through the Local First Arizona directory to find the best of Arizona! <a href="http://localfirstaz.com/news/2012/04/02/az-republic-critics-picks/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Phoenix Adopts &#8220;Buy Local&#8221; Policy</title>
		<link>http://localfirstaz.com/news/2012/03/27/phoenix-adopts-buy-local-policy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 17:35:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erica</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Arizona]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[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.  <a href="http://localfirstaz.com/news/2012/03/27/phoenix-adopts-buy-local-policy/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Buy Local Conference Inspires New Partnerships</title>
		<link>http://localfirstaz.com/news/2012/03/20/buy-local-conference-inspires-new-partnerships/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2012 23:21:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erica</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Businesses]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[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.   <a href="http://localfirstaz.com/news/2012/03/20/buy-local-conference-inspires-new-partnerships/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>LA Times picks 100 cool places in Arizona</title>
		<link>http://localfirstaz.com/news/2012/02/21/la-times-picks-100-cool-places-in-arizona/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:20:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erica</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Even other states are recognizing how awesome Arizona is!  Recently, in celebrating Arizona's centennial, the Los Angeles Times published their list of "100 cool places in Arizona."  Of course, many of Local First Arizona's members made the list.  Here, we highlight our amazingly cool members that were mentioned by the Los Angeles Times as the hottest places in the state.   <a href="http://localfirstaz.com/news/2012/02/21/la-times-picks-100-cool-places-in-arizona/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Make Local Business&#8217; Voice Heard In The Arizona Senate!</title>
		<link>http://localfirstaz.com/news/2012/02/17/make-local-business-voice-heard-in-the-arizona-senate/</link>
		<comments>http://localfirstaz.com/news/2012/02/17/make-local-business-voice-heard-in-the-arizona-senate/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 21:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Russ</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 &#8220;Amazon should &#8230; <a href="http://localfirstaz.com/news/2012/02/17/make-local-business-voice-heard-in-the-arizona-senate/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Kimber Lanning discusses the &#8220;Amazon Effect&#8221; in DPJ Op Ed</title>
		<link>http://localfirstaz.com/news/2012/02/17/kimber-lanning-discusses-the-amazon-effect-in-dpj-op-ed/</link>
		<comments>http://localfirstaz.com/news/2012/02/17/kimber-lanning-discusses-the-amazon-effect-in-dpj-op-ed/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 19:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erica</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week, Local First Arizona Executive Director Kimber Lanning published an op ed in the Downtown Phoenix Journal concerning e-fairness, the "Amazon Effect," and Senate Bill 1338, which is currently moving through the Arizona State Senate.  In case you missed it, here's what Kimber had to say. <a href="http://localfirstaz.com/news/2012/02/17/kimber-lanning-discusses-the-amazon-effect-in-dpj-op-ed/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>LocalWork.com launches to bring local jobs to Arizonans</title>
		<link>http://localfirstaz.com/news/2012/02/06/localwork-com-launches-to-bring-local-jobs-to-arizonans/</link>
		<comments>http://localfirstaz.com/news/2012/02/06/localwork-com-launches-to-bring-local-jobs-to-arizonans/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:18:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erica</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Local First Arizona sustaining member LocalWork.com launched their website this past week, and hopes to be a great resource for the Valley.  Their mission is "to support and stimulate Arizona’s economy by making connections between local employers and local talent. We are determined to build and grow our local economy in an effort to lower the unemployment rate, support local businesses and enable a better quality of life for Phoenix and it’s residents."   <a href="http://localfirstaz.com/news/2012/02/06/localwork-com-launches-to-bring-local-jobs-to-arizonans/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Bookmans features Local First AZ Director Kimber Lanning</title>
		<link>http://localfirstaz.com/news/2012/01/27/bookmans-features-local-first-az-director-kimber-lanning/</link>
		<comments>http://localfirstaz.com/news/2012/01/27/bookmans-features-local-first-az-director-kimber-lanning/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erica</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bookmans Entertainment Exchange, one of Local First Arizona's sustaining members, recently posted a Partner Profile on Local First Arizona's executive Director Kimber Lanning.  Kimber works every day to spread the message about shopping locally and supporting the community, and Bookmans was able to catch Kimber in the midst of her busy schedule to ask her a few questions. <a href="http://localfirstaz.com/news/2012/01/27/bookmans-features-local-first-az-director-kimber-lanning/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Local First Arizona Year in Review 2011</title>
		<link>http://localfirstaz.com/news/2011/12/30/local-first-arizona-year-in-review-2011/</link>
		<comments>http://localfirstaz.com/news/2011/12/30/local-first-arizona-year-in-review-2011/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2011 19:31:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Russ</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Look Back at the Amazing Year 2011 Has Been We are excited to share with you all of the amazing growth that&#8217;s occurred over the past year within Local First Arizona and we want to thank you for your &#8230; <a href="http://localfirstaz.com/news/2011/12/30/local-first-arizona-year-in-review-2011/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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