Three times as much money stays in the local economy when you buy goods and services from locally owned businesses instead of large chain stores,...
Published in 2000, The Hometown Advantage examines the impacts of chain retailers and provides a guide to reviving your community’s local economy. … Read More
Feature Stories: Seeding Power: The Other Problem with GMCrops — Low Power Suffers a Low Blow — Jack and the Giant School — Think Locally Tax Globally.… Read...
Feature Stories: Deep Pockets or Open Hans: Credit Unions Struggle Over Size — Hogging the Market — Got (Local) Milk — A Case of the...
The Place Matters Conference, held on November 12, 1998 in St. Paul, Minnesota, drew together a mix of businesses, organizations and individuals who, by their...
In 1976 ILSR published “Public Banking: A Model for the District of Columbia.” The brief by Bill Batko offered a detailed discussion of a neighborhood...