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Shop Local for the Holidays!

Browse local goodies and gifts and discover your impact from shopping local, here.

Find the goodies and gifts you're looking for all seasons long with local shopping and gift guides, holiday events list, and discover your impact from shopping local this holiday season. Learn more...

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2022 Be Local Coupon Book

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La Plata County's ultimate local guide is back with brand new content featuring 270+ independent businesses and $3500 in savings! Learn more...

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Local Shopping Guide – Apparel & Gift Edition

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View the list below and we guarantee you'll find just what you're looking for! {re}Love, Consign & Design 110 [...]

Local Shopping Guide – Wellness Edition

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Give the gift of wellness and relaxation this season! Durango has amazing treatments, classes, and workshops available to fit the needs of everyone on your gift [...]

Local Shopping Guide – Outdoor Edition

info@local-first.org2021-11-17T12:01:00-07:00November 17th, 2021|

Give the gift of the great outdoors and gear up for the upcoming ski season with goodies found at La Plata's local outdoor outfitters, enthusiasts, equipment [...]

Takeaways from GBC Road Tour stop in Durango

info@local-first.org2021-11-11T09:25:42-07:00November 11th, 2021|

2021 Good Business Colorado Road Tour On October 25th, the team at Good Business Colorado joined Local First at Fort Lewis College's Center for Innovation for an [...]

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As a nonprofit business alliance, we serve as the voice of the local, independent business community.

We advocate for you on the issues that you care about, whether that’s having a greater choice in local energy generation, informing you on increased sales taxes, or creating events around shopping and eating local. We show up for the meetings you can’t so that you can spend more time running your business.

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LET US BE YOUR VOICE

As a nonprofit business alliance, we serve as the voice of the local, independent business community.

We advocate for you on the issues that you care about, whether that’s having a greater choice in local energy generation, informing you on increased sales taxes, or creating events around shopping and eating local. We show up for the meetings you can’t so that you can spend more time running your business.

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LOCAL FUTURES

LOCAL STARTS WITH YOU!

Don’t own a business? Support the local, independent businesses you know and love here in La Plata County. Check out our latest ways to get involved to meet other people who love where they live, go to fun localist events, and get exclusive deals and offers.