What’s Next? Local Investing By Don Shaffer, RSF Social Finance Thankfully, we are saying goodbye to the Steroid Years, brought to you by executives of Wall Street firms like Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley, who sold mortgage-backed securities at the same time betting they would fall in value. Other stars included AOL/Time Warner, Enron, and [...]

What does “going green” really mean for Wal-Mart?  Stacy Mitchell is a senior researcher with the New Rules Project and author of Big-Box Swindle: The True Cost of Mega-Retailers and the Fight for America’s Independent Businesses. Read the article here: http://www.newrules.org/retail/news/putting-walmarts-green-moves-context

This is a great piece written by the founder of the American Independent Business Alliance, Jeff Milchen.  SF Alliance is a proud member of AMIBA and one of the largest networks in the country.  Help us spread the Local First message! Here’s the opening paragraph of the story . . . The 2009 holiday season [...]

We are excited about the launch of our new, informative, interactive website.  Now you can find up to the minute event postings, workshop listings, interesting news and information about local economies. You can also find lots of great local businesses, shop with your friends and neighbors in our new business directory and stay in touch [...]

Now this is a recovery package with local impact. Great work, LANB! http://www.bizjournals.com/albuquerque/stories/2009/03/23/daily63.html

This just in . . . Buying Local is the New Stimulus Package . . . Bob Quick | The New Mexican 3/10/2009 – 3/11/09 What supporters hope will be Santa Fe’s own economic-stimulus program kicked off on a windy Tuesday afternoon on the Plaza with a simple message: Buy local. Backed by local media [...]

The Santa Fe Alliance has joined a coalition in support of corporate tax reform and investing in New Mexico’s economy now. A coalition of small businesses, advocacy groups, labor unions, religious leaders, and physicians will join several legislators at the Roundhouse at 10am Wednesday March 11 to urge support for SB 648 (corporate tax reform) [...]

The Santa Fe Alliance announces the launch of our Regional Food and Fuels Project Where: SF Complex, 624 Agua Fria Street Directions: www.sfcomplex.org When: Tuesday, March 3 Time: 5:00 to 8pm (networking and refreshments from 5-5:45pm; discussion forum 5:45 – 8pm) Join us for a community forum and discussion on the localization of our food [...]

I recently interviewed with John Tozzi at www.businessweek.com about Buy Local campaigns across the country and what we are doing right here in Santa Fe to keep money local. Check out the article:To Beat Recession, Indies Launch Buy Local Push Read the whole article here: http://www.businessweek.com/smallbiz/content/feb2009/sb20090226_752622.htm And check out your local SF Alliance in the [...]

Our holiday party was a great success! Thanks to all our party sponsors: Simply Delicious: Paula Escudero, Cowgirl BBQ and Western Grill, La Montanita Coop, Santa Fe Complex, Santa Fe Brewing Company, Amanda’s Flowers, Ross Hamlin, Musician Almost 200 Alliance members and friends celebrated the season with us, at Santa Fe Complex. We enjoyed live [...]