Buy Local Campaign

Going Local is Easy on Cyber Monday!

Happy Buy Local Week! We hope that you've been having a blast supporting your community. We wanted to take today to discuss Cyber Monday. Did you know that there are countless ways to still positively impact your local economy, even when it comes to shopping online? Here are some great tips:

• Some online companies are based locally.
• Many of your favorite retailers also have online stores.
• Search larger sites for local retailers. For example, you can find local merchants on amazon.com. Etsy has a local search feature as well.

The following are local companies that have a web presence. And don't forget that purchases made with these businesses are eligible for Buy Local Bingo! So buy locally (even online!) and get the chance to win big prizes. Happy online shopping!

A “Sleeping Giant” for Arizona’s Economy?

Local First Arizona economic study finds half-billion dollar annual impact from newly privatized SCF Arizona

Phoenix, AZ (June 7, 2010) – Local First Arizona (LFA), a non-profit organization representing a coalition of local and independent Arizona businesses, issued the findings today of an economic impact study commissioned by LFA that scientifically measures the economic impact of buying locally. The study demonstrates that locally-based SCF Arizona, the state’s largest workers’ compensation insurance supplier, has an annual economic impact in the state of approximately a half-billion dollars. The findings, reported by Applied Economics found that last year SCF sourced 82 percent of its goods and services from other Arizona companies, resulting in an overall economic impact in Arizona of $528.3 million in 2009. This one company – with 555 employees – demonstrates the power of buying locally. In other words, for every person SCF employs Arizona benefits economically by $952,000.