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Recap: First Annual Tianguis Fuerza Local
Tweet These photos highlight just a few of the awesome attractions at our First Annual Tianguis Fuerza Local! There was great food, live music, performances by Ballet Foklórico de Tolleson and Master Camacho’s Tae Kwon Do, and hundreds of people … Continue reading
Independent We Stand reminds us to “Go Local” for Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day is the second largest gift-giving holiday of the year, and a great opportunity to give back to your community. The National Retail Federation projects that the average shopper will spend $130.97 on gifts for their loved ones this Valentine’s Day, reaching a total of $18.6 billion nationwide. Continue reading
Posted in Local First Campaigns, Local First Movement
Tagged Arizona, buy local, guest blog, independent we stand, poster, shopping, valentine, valentine's day
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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
Shopping local… in Ahwatukee!
Every day, Local First Arizona staff, members, and friends advocate for improving our economy and community by shifting the way you shop and supporting local businesses. We’re always excited to see our message in the local news, and here is a recent instance of that! Continue reading
The benefits of buying locally (or the true cost of the alternatives)
TweeteLocal just twittered a terrific infographic our way and I just had to share it! We all make our own choices on whether to buy our goods and services from local businesses or national chains. Sometimes all we see is … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Local First Movement, Shift Arizona, Social Media
Tagged benefits of buying local, buy local, buying local, eLocal, infographic
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Handshakes all around!
TweetHigh fives for everyone involved in the promotion of the “buy local” concept, as well as local businesses all over the nation! Below is a nice image via The Nation that culls information from several recent surveys and studies to … Continue reading
Posted in Arizona, Businesses, Economics, In The News
Tagged buy local, nation, positive news, upward trend
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Thanks for shifting this Holiday season!
TweetHigh fives, big hugs and cheers to all of you who shifted you’re spending this holiday season! We received some great comments about how people in Arizona shifted this year and want to share them with everyone. Below are some … Continue reading