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that one study of the local economy showed that $68 out of every $100 dollars that is spent at a local business STAYS IN THE COMMUNITY, versus $43 of every $100 spent at a chain?

Capital District Local First is a nonprofit organization located in New York State’s Capital District. We work to promote the locally owned, independent business community of the area. We believe that the locally owned, independent business community plays a vital role in enhancing the social fairness, community spirit, financial vitality, and environmental health of the region.

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Board Members:

Susan Taylor, Chair :: Book House of Stuyvesant Plaza/Market Block Books
Karisa Centanni, Vice Chair :: Honest Weight Food Co-op
Virginia Ruggiero, Secretary :: SEFCU
David Hess, Treasurer :: Professor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Jeremy Snyder :: Science in a Nutshell Productions
Karen Schlesinger :: Digital Artists Space
Kelly Brown :: Brown’s Brewing Company
Wayne Higdon :: Twenty-Fifth Hour Accounting
Mary Alice Smith :: Java Jazz Cafe