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 ...

Charles Crumpley’s Comment column in the Sept. 20 issue headlined “L.A. Localizes Bad Policy” fails to recognize the need for a local preference policy to level the playing field for local businesses.

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 ...

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, ...

Calvert County is examining how it handles competitive bidding, and could consider changing the county code regarding preference given to local bidders.Currently, the county is required to advertise ...

NASHUA — Frustrated that a local sporting goods company lost a contract bid with the Nashua School District because of a $1 difference, a city alderman is proposing an ordinance that would give ...

It’s hardly surprising that the majority of Grand Junction City Council candidates, appearing at a forum sponsored by the Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce, said they would like the city to give ...

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 ...