Buying local is not just a feel-good slogan; it’s a powerful economic strategy that businesses and communities can’t afford to overlook. As the CEO of a regional co-working network in the Boston area, ...

"Buy local" means more than just spending at a local retailer. Just 10% of out of state online spending directed back to state stores could add a billion to the economy, plus add jobs. Shopping ...

Small business owners and advocates encourage shoppers to consider local stores this holiday season, as many face what could be a make-or-break period amid ongoing economic challenges. A survey by the ...

Today is the infamous Black Friday, and even if you’re not braving the Wal-Mart madness or the bumper cars of a mall parking lot today, you’ve likely got shopping on the brain. What auspicious timing ...

Should you feel righteous about buying something from a local store rather than from an online company? A reader we’re calling Samuel wrote that he experienced two related incidents that left him ...

If everyone in Berkshire County bought local milk we would need more dairy farms. The additional farms would lead to diversity. If the farmers themselves buy local we would need more feed stores, ...

In response to Amazon’s Prime Day, a few local businesses in Chittenden County have started their own “Local Prime Day" campaign to encourage people to support small businesses and to promote the ...

In what has now become an annual tradition, the Milford Downtown Business Association hosted its Small Business Saturday Pop-Up Market, helping local shops take advantage of a day that Pam Pargen, who ...

The initiative, which is a partnership with the Center for Inclusive Growth, is designed to encourage New Haven businesses to buy more of their goods and services from local vendors and small ...

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade, And Consumer Protection announced six companies will receive grants, including three in our area. “Honoring the past and ...