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Welcome Worcester Local First encourages retail and business-to-business customers to "Think Local First, Shift 10 Percent" when buying goods and services. Click here for a February 2010 Business Week article on the national Local First movement, titled "Consumers Buy Into 'Buy Local'."  Click here for our Marketplace section, containing indivdualized pages for each of our 240+ Underwriter, Sponsor and Business members. All are local, independent and based in Worcester. Click here for corrections and updates regarding the Sponsor and Member listings in our 2009-2010 Shopping Directory  Click here for the Top 10 Reasons to Shop Local.  Click here to view our Individual Friend members. These are people who support the mission of Worcester Local First and either live in Worcester or Massachusetts and do not own and operate a business, or their business is not located in Worcester and/or not local and independent.  Click here to view the Google Map locations of our 240+ Underwriter, Sponsor and Business members. All are local, independent and based in Worcester.
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Click here for the latest newsletter from the Business Alliance of Local Living Economies, of which Worcester Local First is a member.
Worcester Local First views the future of Worcester as positive and exciting. As we all know, Worcester has a long tradition of being at the heart of our region, both economically and culturally. The Heart of the Commonwealth boasts several fine colleges, a lively political climate, an ethnically diverse population, many world-class cultural institutions, and several business- and family-friendly neighborhoods. We have myriad dynamic assets. Near the top of this list, are the thousands of locally owned, independent businesses. In addition to the many long-time businesses that we have come to know and love, Worcester has encouraged and witnessed an upsurge in the birth of new entrepreneurial ventures based here. Both old and new, our locally owned, independent businesses make numerous, important contributions to Worcester every day. This goes beyond the significant role they play in our local economy because, among other things, they contribute to local charities, support community events, and are critical to the unique character of Worcester. Worcester is fortunate to have several fine business districts that help enrich the fabric of our economic life. Downtown Worcester is experiencing a rebirth as businesses locate here and new developments such as the $30-million, 2,200-seat Performing Arts Center are in the works. Worcester is home to a lively, largely entrepreneurial restaurant district along Shrewsbury Street. A few blocks away, a burgeoning neighborhood known as the Canal District is alive with development and an influx of new residents. Yes, Worcester's future looks bright. Clearly, we are on the verge of a regional renaissance. All that's needed is a local investment at the individual level, one based on a commitment to "think local first" and support our own, home-grown business community. - Click here for a February 2010 Business Week article on the national Local First movement, titled "Consumers Buy Into 'Buy Local'."
- Click here to view and/or download Make Me Sustainable, a project of the Sustainable Business Network of Greater Boston that seeks to grow the market share of locally owned, independent businesses by increasing awareness about the personal, community and economic benefits that occur when we "think local first."
- Click here to view and/or download an article in the August 2008 issue of Consumer Reports regarding how independent appliance stores rate against chain stores and Amazon.com in terms price and selection, overall store experience and overall support.
- Click here to view and/or download local media coverage of Worcester Local First.
For more information, contact Coordinator Steve Jones-D'Agostino at 508-930-8675 or
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