Category Archives: Press Releases
Certified Local Fall Festival is on the Move!
After seven amazing years at the Duck & Decanter’s Camelback location, Local First Arizona’s annual festival of all things local will move to Downtown Phoenix’s Portland Place, a mini-park located on Portland Street between Third and Central Avenues. Continue reading
Bisbee for NYE
Looking for something to do for New Year’s Eve? Reserve a room in Bisbee before they fill up, it’s one of the top places to be to bring in 2012! Via Kathy Sowden: Join us in Historic Bisbee this New … Continue reading
Posted in Arizona, Businesses, Events, Press Releases, Staycation
Tagged bisbee, new year's eve
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Phoenix Launch for “Shift the Way You Shop!”
Photo courtesy of Baker Custom Photography Join us in Phoenix for the Shift the Way You Shop Launch! The”Shift the Way You Shop” light rail car has arrived and we want you to join us for a ride through Phoenix! Local First … Continue reading
Shift Arizona light rail wrap, mobile site launches
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contacts: Kimber Lanning kimber@localfirstaz.com Hillary Foose hfoose@metrolightrail.org 602-322-4468 Campaign Launches Aimed at Connecting Riders to Locally-Owned Restaurants, Shops, and Fun Along Light Rail Local First Arizona Partners with METRO Light Rail to Show Riders Where the … Continue reading
Posted in 10% Shift, Arizona, Businesses, Events, In The News, Local First Movement, Press Releases, Restaurants/Dining, Tech, shift arizona
Tagged light rail, light rail wrap, metro light rail, metro rail. shift arizona light rail wrap, mobile site, mobile website, shift arizona mobile site, shift arizona mobile website, valley metro
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Students Leading the Way to Sustainability
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Kimber Lanning kimber@localfirstaz.com 602-312-4203 Danielle Smithdsmith3@phxhs.k12.az.us 602-764-7000 Katie Larkin larkin@phxhs.K12.az.us 602-764-7000 Camelback High School organizing LOCO FOR LOCAL campaign to encourage sustainable local economy Phoenix, Arizona (March 5th, 2011) – As with environmental sustainability, the … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Greater Phoenix, In The News, Press Releases, Restaurants/Dining, shift arizona
Tagged camelback, high, local, loco for local, school, spartans, sustainability, sustainable
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Phoenix IDA Supports Micro Business Owners
Even a small loan can really kickstart our micro businesses… just released from the City of Phoenix Public Information Office: The Industrial Development Authority of the City of Phoenix, AZ (Phoenix IDA) has approved $15,000 from its Community Investment Fund … Continue reading
Rural Communities Turn to New Media, Entrepreneurism to Survive
Local First Arizona Foundation received funding on July 29th, 2010, from the Arizona Commerce Authority’s AZ Mainstreet Program to design and deliver technology seminars to local, independent businesses in Florence, Safford and Nogales. In less than nine weeks, over 108 … Continue reading
Posted in Arizona, Economics, Local First Movement, Press Releases
Tagged commerce, Florence, foundation, grant, mainstreet, Nogales, optimization, Rural Arizona, Safford, SEO, Social Media, website
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Shift Arizona Launch!
We held a press conference for the launch of our Shift Arizona campaign on Thursday, September 23, at El Chorro Lodge to proclaim the huge economic benefits that we can gain if the community at large shifts just 10% of … Continue reading
Posted in 10% Shift, Arizona, Events, In The News, Press Releases, shift arizona
Tagged Arizona, bluemedia, casa paloma, eb land, el chorro, glendale, goodbye to chain stores, Greater Phoenix, Kimber Lanning, mesa, phil gordon, rick d'elia, scottsdale, Shift, shift arizona, shopping bags, steve frate, stickybits, tempe, tom simplot
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The SHIFT Campaign Launch Event!
Local First Arizona is excited to announce the launch of The SHIFT Campaign! We at Local First Arizona have been working on a new initiative called Shift Arizona. We want every single person to think about where their hard-earned … Continue reading
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
