Minnesota Women’s Press, June 25, 2013 The list of reasons is long when Stacy Mitchell talks about the importance of shopping at independent, locally owned businesses. A senior researcher for the Institute for Local Self Reliance and the author of “Big-Box Swindle: The True Cost of Mega-Retailers and the Fight for America’s Independent Businesses,” Mitchell cites … Read More
Tucson Sentinel, June 24, 2013 Local independent businesses are the cornerstone of the economy and connectors of the community. Because they are rooted in the cities and towns they operate in, living and raising families there, local business owners impact their local economy and community quite purposefully. According to Stacy Mitchell of the Institute for Local … Read More
KCET, June 24, 2013 As we’ve reported here before, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power is embarking on a program in which it will buy solar energy from smaller-scale installations within city limits. The program has taken some heat for setting its sights too low, but one distributed generation expert with impeccable credentials has … Read More
Charlotte Observer, June. 20, 2013 If you think you’re being ripped off by the cable and telephone companies, you aren’t alone. These companies rank at the top of the most hated corporations in America, year after year. Given a recent report from the Federal Communications Commission, North Carolinians have more reasons to be angry than most … Read More
In this June 20, 2013, story on a proposed Amazon warehouse, the Tampa Bay Times quotes ILSR’s Stacy MItchell on the economic impact. It’s hard to miss the line of people outside the Lord’s Lighthouse on Tuesday mornings. Founder Dora Cruz, 82, is greeted by as many as 300 people when the food pantry on E … Read More
Independent We Stand, June 20, 2013 It costs the Old Town Bike Shop in Colorado Springs about $24,000 a year to provide health insurance for four employees, according to owner John Crandall. Meanwhile, his largest competitors, Walmart and Target, foist much of their health care costs onto taxpayers, according to new data released by Massachusetts, Missouri, … Read More
SFist News, June 19, 2013 Formula retail. You know: chains. They’re a hot topic in S.F. right now, especially in The Mission where a beloved used bookstore is becoming a Jack Spade, and in the Castro where Planning has already tried to head off moves by Starbucks and Chipotle to expand in the neighborhood. The Planning … Read More
Monticello Times, June 17, 2013 Monticello council members have approved a $5.75 million proposed settlement to keep a possible lawsuit with FiberNet bondholders from financial escalation. The legal process associated with the proposed settlement would involve the simultaneous filing of a federal class action lawsuit on behalf of bondholders and a tentative agreement on the proposed … Read More
WBFO Radio, June 17, 2013 Buffalo hosted the 11th annual Business Alliance for Local Living Economies or the BALLE business conference this year. The event brought together over 600 self-described “localists” from around the continent who all share the idea that local businesses are key to solving community problems. Director of the Sustainable Business Alliance in … Read More
