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Feb 18, 2020
What Moves People to Make a Purchase?
Josh Hester The Storyteller Studios How do you decide to purchase a product or service? You chose to do so because you were moved by the...
Feb 3, 2020
Local Decisions, Personal Service
By Emily Pfeffer Warren-Boynton State Bank There are several advantages to using a local bank. At Warren-Boynton our tagline is “Local...
Jan 26, 2020
New Year’s Resolution? Make it a Success by Thinking ‘Local First’
Justin Knoedler AVP, Bank of Springfield It’s that time of year again. Time to make some changes, set some new rules, quit unhealthy...
Jan 20, 2020
Effective Public Relations Can Make or Break Your Company
Gemma Long, Gem PR & Media Essentially, public relations is the sharing of information between businesses and the public. Most often,...
Jan 14, 2020
Springfield Breweries are Best in Illinois
By Troy Klunick, Eck Schafer & Punke, LLP Want to support local but don’t know where to start? Easy answer, drink local. The Springfield...
Jan 3, 2020
Retail store, AK Boutique, opens at White Oaks Mall in Springfield, Illinois
Teen entrepreneur, and one of Local First Springfield’s newest members, Aaliyah Kissick, opened her specialty resale store, AK Boutique,...
Nov 18, 2019
Make Local Businesses Your Default Position
By Kevin Lust is the Director of the Illinois Small Business Development Center at Lincoln Land Community College A default position is...
Aug 19, 2019
Get to Know Our 2019 Local First Springfield Award Nominees
As our second annual Local First Springfield Awards and annual meeting are fast approaching, we want to take the opportunity to highlight...
Aug 5, 2019
“Relax, Reconnect and Discover” Springfield, Illinois
By Jamie Stout and Amy Beadle We pass popular tourist sites such as the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library & Museum (ALPLM) every day;...
Jul 17, 2019
What it Takes to Grow a Start-Up Into a Successful Business in Just Five Years!
By Megan Luckey of Serious Lip Balm Serious Lip Balm was created by accident when I and Khara Koffel started making lip balms for...
Jul 7, 2019
How to Better Engage With Your Customers
by Dr. Bryne Willey owner of Align Life Chiropractic & Natural Health Center At AlignLife of Springfield, we have implemented several...
Jul 2, 2019
Local First Springfield Members Giving Back to the Community
by Scott Germeraad Lighting & Design Sales Manager At Springfield Electric Supply Company we strongly believe in giving back to our...
May 28, 2019
The Storyteller Studios Named 2019 Communicator Award Recipient for Excellence in Film and Video Pro
For Immediate Release Contact: Josh Hester josh@thestorytellerstudios.com The Storyteller Studios, Inc., 217-638-2280 The Storyteller...
Aug 9, 2018
Nine Businesses Recognized at Inaugural Local First Springfield Awards
(Springfield, IL August 10, 2018) Local First Springfield crowned nine businesses award winners during a ceremony at the annual meeting...
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