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Business 'localists' argue public policy slanted towards large corporations

By Ashley Hassett
Published by Innovation Trail
June 17, 2013

Buffalo hosted the 11th annual Business Alliance for Local Living Economies or the BALLE business conference this year. The event brought together over 600 self-described “localists” from around the continent who all share the idea that local businesses are key to solving community problems. Director of the Sustainable Business Alliance in Oakland, California Erin Kilmer-Neel, spoke at the conference. Read the full article

 

BALLE Business Conference in Buffalo Attracts People From Around the Globe

By Jon Dougherty
Published by YNN
June 12, 2013

BUFFALO -- 600 self-described "localists" from as far away as Belgium arrived in Buffalo Wednesday for the start of the Business Alliance for Local Living Economies (BALLE) Business Conference. During the three day conference, attendees will tour different locations around Buffalo including Elmwood Village, Larkin Square, and Lafayette Hotel. Attendees will hear from localism experts on how to create more jobs, open more local businesses, and get people buying local. - See more at: http://buffalo.ynn.com/content/top_stories/668831/balle-business-conference-in-buffalo-attracts-people-from-around-the-globe/#sthash.uYOldxjE.dpuf BUFFALO -- 600 self-described "localists" from as far away as Belgium arrived in Buffalo Wednesday for the start of the Business Alliance for Local Living Economies (BALLE) Business Conference. During the three day conference, attendees will tour different locations around Buffalo including Elmwood Village, Larkin Square, and Lafayette Hotel. Attendees will hear from localism experts on how to create more jobs, open more local businesses, and get people buying local. - See more at: http://buffalo.ynn.com/content/top_stories/668831/balle-business-conference-in-buffalo-attracts-people-from-around-the-globe/#sthash.uYOldxjE.dpuf BUFFALO -- 600 self-described "localists" from as far away as Belgium arrived in Buffalo Wednesday for the start of the Business Alliance for Local Living Economies (BALLE) Business Conference. During the three day conference, attendees will tour different locations around Buffalo including Elmwood Village, Larkin Square, and Lafayette Hotel. Attendees will hear from localism experts on how to create more jobs, open more local businesses, and get people buying local. - See more at: http://buffalo.ynn.com/content/top_stories/668831/balle-business-conference-in-buffalo-attracts-people-from-around-the-globe/#sthash.uYOldxjE.dpuf BUFFALO -- 600 self-described "localists" from as far away as Belgium arrived in Buffalo Wednesday for the start of the Business Alliance for Local Living Economies (BALLE) Business Conference. During the three day conference, attendees will tour different locations around Buffalo including Elmwood Village, Larkin Square, and Lafayette Hotel. Attendees will hear from localism experts on how to create more jobs, open more local businesses, and get people buying local. - See more at: http://buffalo.ynn.com/content/top_stories/668831/balle-business-conference-in-buffalo-attracts-people-from-around-the-globe/#sthash.uYOldxjE.dpuf BUFFALO -- 600 self-described "localists" from as far away as Belgium arrived in Buffalo Wednesday for the start of the Business Alliance for Local Living Economies (BALLE) Business Conference. During the three day conference, attendees will tour different locations around Buffalo including Elmwood Village, Larkin Square, and Lafayette Hotel. Attendees will hear from localism experts on how to create more jobs, open more local businesses, and get people buying local. - See more at: http://buffalo.ynn.com/content/top_stories/668831/balle-business-conference-in-buffalo-attracts-people-from-around-the-globe/#sthash.uYOldxjE.dpuf BUFFALO -- 600 self-described "localists" from as far away as Belgium arrived in Buffalo Wednesday for the start of the Business Alliance for Local Living Economies (BALLE) Business Conference. During the three day conference, attendees will tour different locations around Buffalo including Elmwood Village, Larkin Square, and Lafayette Hotel. Attendees will hear from localism experts on how to create more jobs, open more local businesses, and get people buying local. - See more at: http://buffalo.ynn.com/content/top_stories/668831/balle-business-conference-in-buffalo-attracts-people-from-around-the-globe/#sthash.uYOldxjE.dpuf BUFFALO -- 600 self-described "localists" from as far away as Belgium arrived in Buffalo Wednesday for the start of the Business Alliance for Local Living Economies (BALLE) Business Conference. During the three day conference, attendees will tour different locations around Buffalo including Elmwood Village, Larkin Square, and Lafayette Hotel. Attendees will hear from localism experts on how to create more jobs, open more local businesses, and get people buying local. - See more at: http://buffalo.ynn.com/content/top_stories/668831/balle-business-conference-in-buffalo-attracts-people-from-around-the-globe/#sthash.uYOldxjE.dpuf BUFFALO -- 600 self-described "localists" from as far away as Belgium arrived in Buffalo Wednesday for the start of the Business Alliance for Local Living Economies (BALLE) Business Conference. During the three day conference, attendees will tour different locations around Buffalo including Elmwood Village, Larkin Square, and Lafayette Hotel. Attendees will hear from localism experts on how to create more jobs, open more local businesses, and get people buying local. - See more at: http://buffalo.ynn.com/content/top_stories/668831/balle-business-conference-in-buffalo-attracts-people-from-around-the-globe/#sthash.uYOldxjE.dpuf BUFFALO -- 600 self-described "localists" from as far away as Belgium arrived in Buffalo Wednesday for the start of the Business Alliance for Local Living Economies (BALLE) Business Conference. During the three day conference, attendees will tour different locations around Buffalo including Elmwood Village, Larkin Square, and Lafayette Hotel. Attendees will hear from localism experts on how to create more jobs, open more local businesses, and get people buying local. - See more at: http://buffalo.ynn.com/content/top_stories/668831/balle-business-conference-in-buffalo-attracts-people-from-around-the-globe/#sthash.uYOldxjE.dpuf BUFFALO -- 600 self-described "localists" from as far away as Belgium arrived in Buffalo Wednesday for the start of the Business Alliance for Local Living Economies (BALLE) Business Conference. During the three day conference, attendees will tour different locations around Buffalo including Elmwood Village, Larkin Square, and Lafayette Hotel. Attendees will hear from localism experts on how to create more jobs, open more local businesses, and get people buying local. - See more at: http://buffalo.ynn.com/content/top_stories/668831/balle-business-conference-in-buffalo-attracts-people-from-around-the-globe/#sthash.uYOldxjE.dpuf BUFFALO -- 600 self-described "localists" from as far away as Belgium arrived in Buffalo Wednesday for the start of the Business Alliance for Local Living Economies (BALLE) Business Conference. During the three day conference, attendees will tour different locations around Buffalo including Elmwood Village, Larkin Square, and Lafayette Hotel. Attendees will hear from localism experts on how to create more jobs, open more local businesses, and get people buying local. - See more at: http://buffalo.ynn.com/content/top_stories/668831/balle-business-conference-in-buffalo-attracts-people-from-around-the-globe/#sthash.uYOldxjE.dpuf BUFFALO -- 600 self-described "localists" from as far away as Belgium arrived in Buffalo Wednesday for the start of the Business Alliance for Local Living Economies (BALLE) Business Conference. During the three day conference, attendees will tour different locations around Buffalo including Elmwood Village, Larkin Square, and Lafayette Hotel. Attendees will hear from localism experts on how to create more jobs, open more local businesses, and get people buying local. - See more at: http://buffalo.ynn.com/content/top_stories/668831/balle-business-conference-in-buffalo-attracts-people-from-around-the-globe/#sthash.uYOldxjE.dpuf BUFFALO -- 600 self-described "localists" from as far away as Belgium arrived in Buffalo Wednesday for the start of the Business Alliance for Local Living Economies (BALLE) Business Conference. During the three day conference, attendees will tour different locations around Buffalo including Elmwood Village, Larkin Square, and Lafayette Hotel. Attendees will hear from localism experts on how to create more jobs, open more local businesses, and get people buying local. - See more at: http://buffalo.ynn.com/content/top_stories/668831/balle-business-conference-in-buffalo-attracts-people-from-around-the-globe/#sthash.uYOldxjE.dpuf BUFFALO -- 600 self-described "localists" from as far away as Belgium arrived in Buffalo Wednesday for the start of the Business Alliance for Local Living Economies (BALLE) Business Conference. During the three day conference, attendees will tour different locations around Buffalo including Elmwood Village, Larkin Square, and Lafayette Hotel. Attendees will hear from localism experts on how to create more jobs, open more local businesses, and get people buying local. - See more at: http://buffalo.ynn.com/content/top_stories/668831/balle-business-conference-in-buffalo-attracts-people-from-around-the-globe/#sthash.uYOldxjE.dpuf BUFFALO -- 600 self-described "localists" from as far away as Belgium arrived in Buffalo Wednesday for the start of the Business Alliance for Local Living Economies (BALLE) Business Conference. During the three day conference, attendees will tour different locations around Buffalo including Elmwood Village, Larkin Square, and Lafayette Hotel. Attendees will hear from localism experts on how to create more jobs, open more local businesses, and get people buying local. - See more at: http://buffalo.ynn.com/content/top_stories/668831/balle-business-conference-in-buffalo-attracts-people-from-around-the-globe/#sthash.uYOldxjE.dpuf BUFFALO -- 600 self-described "localists" from as far away as Belgium arrived in Buffalo Wednesday for the start of the Business Alliance for Local Living Economies (BALLE) Business Conference. During the three day conference, attendees will tour different locations around Buffalo including Elmwood Village, Larkin Square, and Lafayette Hotel. Attendees will hear from localism experts on how to create more jobs, open more local businesses, and get people buying local. - See more at: http://buffalo.ynn.com/content/top_stories/668831/balle-business-conference-in-buffalo-attracts-people-from-around-the-globe/#sthash.uYOldxjE.dpuf BUFFALO -- 600 self-described "localists" from as far away as Belgium arrived in Buffalo Wednesday for the start of the Business Alliance for Local Living Economies (BALLE) Business Conference. During the three day conference, attendees will tour different locations around Buffalo including Elmwood Village, Larkin Square, and Lafayette Hotel. Attendees will hear from localism experts on how to create more jobs, open more local businesses, and get people buying local. - See more at: http://buffalo.ynn.com/content/top_stories/668831/balle-business-conference-in-buffalo-attracts-people-from-around-the-globe/#sthash.uYOldxjE.dpuf Read the full article

 

Group says think outside the big box

Published by WIVB - Channel 4
June 12, 2013

How often do you shop in stores that have their roots firmly planted in Western New York? The grassroots group "Buffalo First" wants you to think outside the big box and support local businesses. It's hosting this year's Balle Conference, which has brought community and economic development leaders from across the country to the Queen City. Read the full article

 

 

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