Think Local Articles
Think Local First for the Holidays, by Michelle Grandy
Northwest Business Monthly Magazine, December 2011
Celebrate Buy Local Week by buying locally
The Northern Light, November 22, 2011
Whatcom County Buy Local Week Nov. 25-Dec. 4
The Bellingham Herald, November 14, 2011
Thinking Local First is Good for Business, by Michelle Grandy
Northwest Business Monthly Magazine, August 2011
Celebrate Whatcom County's Independents
Co-op Community News, July 2011
Whatcom County's 8th Annual Independent's Week is July 2-8
Northwest Business Monthly Magazine, July 2011
8th annual Independents Week is July 2-8
Foothills Gazette, June 24, 2011
Life in a Local Living Economy: How Bellingham, Washington keeps it local
Yes! Magazine, June 21, 2011
Bellis Fair welcomes four local retailers
Press release, May 25, 2011
Top 10 reasons to buy local for Mother's Day
The Northern Light, May 4, 2011
Gal pals need not go far for a shopping high
The Vancouver Sun, March 15, 2011
Buying local: Does it work?
Wenatchee Business Journal, March 7, 2011
Whatcom County ranks No. 2 in US for vitality of independent businesses
The Bellingham Herald, January 21, 2011
Perfect Circles: A Bellingham buy local movement syncs up with sustainable business practices and energy efficiency
Seattle Business Magazine, January 2011
Think Local First
News Sun.com, December 15, 2010
Beat the Rush -- Buy Local
Entertainment News Northwest, December 2010
PBS features Bellingham's buy-local movement
Crosscut.com, November 26, 2010
Buying local is not a fad, but a new way of life
Charleston City Paper, November 24, 2010
Want to support your community? Shop locally this season
The Northern Light, November 23, 2010
Buy Local Week
KGMI Morning News, November 23, 2010
Bellingham, WA - Live Love Local
Journey of Action, November 17, 2010
America's Love Affair With Small Business
Bloomberg Businessweek, June 11, 2010
Buy Local is Going Strong
Sustainable Industries, April 26, 2010
Consumers Buy Into 'Buy Local'
BusinessWeek, February 2010
Buying Local Keeps Money in Local Economy
Bellingham Business Journal, July 2009
Buy Local, Think National
Crosscut, March 10, 2009
Business Week, February 27, 2009
Independent Retailers Outperform Chains
Business Alliance for Local Living Economies, January 2009
Entertainment News Northwest, December 2008
Buy Local Week
KGMI; December 5, 2008
Bellingham Business Journal, December 2008
Buy Local
Cascadia Weekly; November 26, 2008
The Money at Home
San Francisco Bay Guardian; October 22, 2008
In Your Own Backyard
Niche Magazine, Summer 2008
Sustainable Connections - Transforming a Community through Local Businesses
Films for Action, Early 2008
Successful Strategies Emphasize Accountability
Yes Magazine, Winter 2007
Think Local Raises Bar For Businesses
The Bellingham Herald, December 4, 2006
- Study Finds More People Shopping Locally Owned Thanks to "Think Local First
The Hometown Advantage, December 3, 2006 - Making a Profit and a Difference
- New York Times, October 5, 2006
- BALLE Conference Draws Booksellers to Vermont
- Bookselling This Week, June 13, 2006
- Buying local means caring for others, too
- Lynden Tribune, Dec. 2004
- Sustaining Local Economy
- Organic Press, Dec. 2004
- Second Annual Buy Local Day, 2004
- Bellingham Business Journal, Nov. 2004
- Saturday is Second Buy Local Day
- The Bellingham Herald, November 2004
- Investing in community idea behind 'Buy Local Day'
- Skagit Valley Herald, Nov. 2004
- Important to stay and shop on local level
- Whatcom Independent, November 2004
- Bellingham shops local
- The Western Front, November 2004
- Think Global, Shop Local: Use your dollars to help build your community
- Bellingham Weekly, November 2004
- Local First Campaign Launched in NW WA
- In Business, February 2004
- Studies, Community, and Business Leaders Support Sustainable Connections' "Buy Local" Campaign
- 2004
- Buy Local
- Bellingham Business Journal, December 2003
- Buy Local campaign hits home: Dozens of business on board
- Whatcom County Business Pulse, December 2003
- Businesses Look to Create Sustainable Connections with Consumers
- Bookselling This Week, December 2003
- Shops want buyers to think 'local'
- The Bellingham Herald, December 2003
- For the Economy, Community, and Environment: Think Local First
- Co-op Community News, December 2003
- Buying Locally made goods the goal of new group
- Bellingham Business Journal, May 2002
