PFE Blog

The turkey has been carved and the decorations are up. It's safe to say the Holiday Season is upon us. There are so many events going on around you that you may want to check…

Small Business Saturday is on November 25 this year. This nation-wide event is just one way we can show some much-deserved love to the local businesses that make our community unique and our economy strong.…

Local First wants to recognize those using business as a force for good. Help us call out local entrepreneurs and celebrate the ways they use their business to create a positive impact in our community. Lakeshore business owners…

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Local First caught up with Brittany Knoch, director of marketing at Uccello's Hospitality Group, to chat about the history of the restaurants and where they're going next. (more…)

Trying to change the world through food. This idea is growing in our community as food entrepreneurs, farmers, and consumers alike are acknowledging the power of breaking bread together. At Field & Fire, Shelby and Julie…

Atomic Object, a custom software consultancy, was recognized on October 3 as one of the country’s fastest-growing companies headquartered in an economically distressed urban area by the Initiative for a Competitive Inner City (ICIC) and…

A few of us from Local First have been touring Toronto this week for the B Corp Champions Retreat. Given our affinity for local cuisine and the prolific number of delicious restaurants in Toronto, we…

The U.S. retail industry is changing. Acquisitions are happening every day. Big-box stores like MC Sports and Sears are closing or re-thinking the way they target today’s consumer. And earlier this summer, Amazon announced its…

When Gerald and Gert Sytsma opened the doors of Byron Center Meats in 1946, many folks in the area were buying their first home freezer. Seventy-one years later, their customers can order goods using HarvestBox.com…