A study in Springfield, Mo. shows that hiring local workers on the city’s public works projects would increase sales at local businesses by $71 million, save or create 400 jobs and increase local tax ...

Through the efforts of Calvert County’s elected officials and business leaders a better opportunity for local vendors to work within their home jurisdiction could become more plausible. On Tuesday, ...

Charles Crumpley’s Comment column in the Sept. 20 issue headlined “L.A. Localizes Bad Policy” fails to recognize the need for a local preference policy to level the playing field for local businesses.

According to a recent press release, the St. Johns County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) has approved an ordinance amending the county’s purchasing policy "to create more opportunities for local ...