Learn more about the Local First movement around the nation.

Click on the links below to learn more about what other organizations around the country are doing based on recent studies.

•  The Benefits of Doing Business Locally from AMIBA (the American Independent Business Alliance)
• Local Works! Examining the Impact of Local Business on the West Michigan Economy from Civic Economics
•  Local Merchants vs. Chain Retailers, Case Study - Austin, TX from Civic Economics
• Thinking Outside the Box - New Orleans, September 2009 by Dan Houston, Civic Economics
•  The Andersonville Study of Retail Economics, Chicago, IL, October 2004 from Civic Economics
• Key Studies on Wal-Mart and Big-Box Retail from The New Rules Project
• BALLE Business Alliance for Local Living Economies
• Big Box Retail and Austin: An Independent Review by Dan Houston