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The Phoenix Best Of Portland Readers Poll 2008
"By making it easier to identify locally owned businesses, Portland Buy Local helps us keep our hard-earned bucks in town, supporting the city’s economy and fending off the chains." WMPG Feature on the Buy Local campaign
First aired on "Liberation by Sound," Dec. 17, 2007 Commentary: Buying Local Gives Big Boost
By Stacy Mitchell, Portland Press Herald, Nov. 23, 2007
Our holiday shopping choices can make a big difference to Maine's economy. Buy Local Campaign Enters its Second Year
By Kate Bucklin, The Forecaster, August 8, 2007
The Portland Independent Business & Community Alliance is now in its second year of making sure independent retailers remain viable. Unchained & Independent
By Avery Yale Kamila, The Maine Switch, July 3, 2007
The Portland Buy Local movement celebrates one year of customer support.  Strength in Numbers
By Edward D. Murphy, Portland Press Herald, May 4, 2007
"Portland Buy Local was launched last year as an effort to offer tangible—meaning monetary—support for businesses based in the city. . . In the 10 months that the campaign has been under way, however, the group's definition of 'support' has broadened."
Portland Buy Local Voted "Best Local Cause" by Phoenix Readers
The Portland Phoenix, April 19, 2007
"BUY LOCAL is on to something: support local entrepreneurs, encourage unique shops that give Portland character, and keep money circulating in our immediate economy. Check this out: for every hundred bucks spent at a local business, $45 of it stays right here compared to $14 remaining from national chain purchases."
Indie economy
By Sara Donnelly, Portland Phoenix, Dec. 6, 2006
"The Buy Local cause — to support businesses in Portland whose owners live in or near the city — is gearing up for its first holiday shopping season." Editorial: Look for a community's spirit in local stores and shops
Portland Press Herald, Nov. 27, 2006.
"Local businesses tend to spend their money close to home. And they often foster communal identity in ways that money alone can't measure. . . This season, return the favor when the time to shop arrives." Ensuring the bucks stop here
by Edward D. Murphy, Portland Press Herald, Nov. 21, 2006
"Portland's "Buy Local" effort aims to steer shoppers to businesses deeply rooted in the community." Retailers in Maine Launch "Buy Local" Campaign
All Business, July 27, 2006
"The goal of the campaign is to educate the residents of Portland about the importance of supporting local, independent retailers." Letters to the Editor: Don't discount bargains at local shops
Portland Press Herald, July 13, 2006
"Shopping at a locally owned business contributes more to our local economy - and doesn't always mean paying more." Preserving Maine Street: Buy Local Campaign Launches
Bookselling This Week, July 12, 2006
"The group's press conference at Monument Square in Portland the day before the July 4th holiday was a rousing success." Editorial: Promoting Portland is just smart business
Portland Press Herald, July 10, 2006
"A merchants' 'buy local' campaign is a good way to market Portland's charm." Local retailers unite to reclaim shoppers
by Tom Bell, Portland Press Herald, July 4, 2006
"A coalition of Portland businesses this week is launching a "buy local" campaign to win customers back from chain stores. . . Proponents say it's in people's self-interest to buy at independently owned businesses because a large share of the money they spend there remains in the local economy." Group Urges Shoppers To "Buy Local"
News 8, WMTW, July 3, 2006
"A coalition of Portland businesses kicked off a new campaign on Monday that encourages Maine consumers to keep more of their money in the state's economy."
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