A New Year Full Of Local Business

Our Local Business of the Week has been busy showcasing all the great opportunities we have to keep our purchases and money in our local economy. Please visit the articles below to learn more about these businesses and how they have a positive impact on our community. 🙂

Jan 6-12: Troubadour Music Center article

Dec 30-Jan 5: Corvallis Sewing and Vacuum Center article

Dec 23-29: Corvallis Brewing Supply article

Dec 16-22: Grass Roots Books & Music article

Dec 9-15: Blue Dawg Promotions article

Dec 2-8: The Golden Crane article

CIBA Holiday Social

The board members cooked up a storm for our Holiday Social this year! We were glad to welcome both new and returning businesses to our event.

2nd Annual Buy Local First Day

Small Change, Big Change: Investing in Our Community

Friday November 16th

Dennis Hall, First Presbyterian Church, 9th & Monroe.

Doors open at 6:30 PM. Program runs 7:00 to 9:00 PM.

Speakers and discussion groups on community banking, local investing, local currency and forming cooperatives.

Free and open to the public. Refreshments are provided.

Community members who want to help build a strong local economy will be part of the action at a special forum set for Friday evening, November 16, at the First Presbyterian Church (Dennis Hall), 114 SW 8th Street. “Small Change, Big Change: Investing in Our Community” will feature presentations and discussion focused on community banking, local investing, developing cooperatives, and local currency. Doors open at 6:30 pm, and the program begins at 7 pm.

This free public event will feature a combination of presentations and facilitated discussion, providing participants an opportunity to ask questions, offer ideas, and commit to action. Presenters include Christopher Legg of Occupy Corvallis, speaking about community banking; Amy Pearl of Springboard Innovation, exploring local investing; Cindee Lolik of First Alternative Co-op, discussing cooperatives; and Cheryl Good of HOUR Exchange, explaining how local currency works.

Both before and after the program, exhibitors will be on hand to share information about what their organizations are doing to help promote a strong local economy. Refreshments will be provided by First Alternative Co-op.

“Small Change, Big Change” is a collaborative effort of many organizations, including the Corvallis Independent Business Alliance (CIBA), the Corvallis Sustainability Coalition, the Business Enterprise Center, Corvallis Chamber of Commerce, First Alternative Co-op, Occupy Corvallis, HOUR Exchange, Ten Rivers Food Web, the Main Street Alliance of Oregon, Friends of Family Farmers, and Oregon Banks Local.