20 Pageviews Read Stories
Causes: Economic Development, Urban & Community Economic Development
Mission: To educate citizens and policy makers on the benefits of local independent businesses in chicago
Programs: City-wide buy local campaign - the buy local campaign educates consumers about the benefits of shifting their spending to locally owned independent businesses creating recirculation of money in the local economy.
assist economic development agencies - local first chicago provides training to chambers of commerce and other non-profits on the best practices to support locally owned independent businesses. This ensures that all neighborhoods have access to the best ideas and techniques.
This organization's nonprofit status may have been revoked or it may have merged with another organization or ceased operations.