A study in Springfield, Mo. shows that hiring local workers on the city’s public works projects would increase sales at local businesses by $71 million, save or create 400 jobs and increase local tax ...

The City Council on Thursday approved changes to an ordinance that should help local businesses and those owned by veterans more easily win city contracts. Council members celebrated the updates as ...

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Through the efforts of Calvert County’s elected officials and business leaders a better opportunity for local vendors to work within their home jurisdiction could become more plausible. On Tuesday, ...

Responding to the article about the city of Napa considering a local preference ordinance for attainable housing funded in part or whole from public resources, I would like to add my full throated ...