AltWeeklies Wire
How Local Business Stops the Brain Drainnew
It is no coincidence that the "cool" cities where young workers want to live are filled with vibrant communities of locally owned businesses where they can hang out even if they're paying their dues in a boring workplace.
Jackson Free Press |
Valerie Wells |
04-05-2012 |
Business & Labor
Amazon To Cock-Block Local Businesses This Holiday Seasonnew
Internet instant gratification behemoth Amazon is telling hopeful consumers to go into local retailers and photograph inventory prices in exchange for a paltry 5 percent discount (up to $5) on Amazon-equivalent products.
Nashville Scene |
Jonathan Meador |
12-07-2011 |
Business & Labor
All in the Family: Independent Restaurants in Edmonton Band Togethernew
Jessie Radies is the driving force behind Original Fare, made up of a select group of some of Edmonton’s best known independent restaurants. The success of Original Fare, which Radies founded six years ago, begat a blossoming group of similar keep-it-local organizations.
SEE Magazine |
Maurice Tougas |
04-19-2010 |
Economy
Tags: Buy Local, Jessie Radies
Localwashing: The Corporate Co-Opt of Localnew
With Americans' new focus on buying products made close to home, corporations are moving quickly to co-opt the term "local." But if everything is local, is anything local?
Gambit |
Stacy Mitchell |
07-16-2009 |
Business & Labor
