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If you wan’t some Shop Local goodies to hold you over until it’s ready, here are a few recent ones:

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  • The role of wholesalers in small town shop local
  • Another Shop Local resource: AMIBA’s “Building Buy Local Campaigns that Shift Culture and Spending” Guide
  • A Homegrown Shop Local campaign: Luling, Texas

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