BALLE Networks

The Business Alliance for Local Living Economies (BALLE) is North America's fastest growing network of socially responsible businesses, comprised of over 80 community networks representing over 21,000 independent business members across the U.S. and Canada.

BALLE networks create local living economies through the building blocks of independent retail, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, green building, local zero-waste manufacturing, and community capital.

Arizona

• Phoenix and Tucson - Local First Arizona
  

Arkansas

• Little Rock - Sustainable Business Network of Central Arkansas

British Columbia

• Victoria and Vancouver Island - Values-Based Business Network

California

• Berkeley - Buy Local Berkeley

• Chico - Think Local, Chico!

• East Bay - Sustainable Business Alliance

• Grass Valley/Nevada City - Think Local First Nevada County Foothills

• Los Angeles County - Green Business Networking

• McCloud Basin - McCloud Local First Network

• Napa Valley - Local First Napa

• Oakland - Oakland Merchants Leadership Forum

• San Benito County - San Benito Chamber of Commerce

• San Francisco - SF Locally Owned Merchants Alliance

• Santa Cruz County - Think Local First Santa Cruz County
  

• Sierra Nevada - Sierra Business Council

• Sonoma County - Sonoma County Go Local

• West Marin - Think Local First West Marin

• Willits - Willits Chamber of Commerce

Colorado

• Boulder - Boulder Independent Business Alliance

• Denver - Mile-High Business Alliance

• Durango - Local First

• Longmont - Longmont Small Business Association

• Fort Collins - Be Local Northern Colorado

Florida

• Tampa Bay - Sustainable Independent Business Alliance

Georgia

• Atlanta - Inspiring Futures

Hawai'i

• Honolulu Hawai'i - Sustain Hawai'i
  

Idaho

• Boise - Sustainable Community Connections of Idaho

Iowa

• Fairfield - Fairfield First!

Illinois

• Chicago's Andersonville neighborhood - Andersonville Chamber of Commerce / Andersonville Development Corporation

• Chicago - Local First Chicago

• Quincy - Live Local Quincy

Maine

• Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and Kittery, Maine - Seacoast Buy Local

Maryland

• Annapolis - Annapolis Sustainable Business Alliance

• Chesapeake Bay Region - Chesapeake Sustainable Business Alliance

Massachusetts

• Boston Area - Sustainable Business Network of Greater Boston

• Cambridge - Cambridge Local First

• Lower Cape Cod - Be Cape Cod

• Roslindale - Local First Roslindale

• Western Mass - Pioneer Valley Local First
  

• Worcester - Worcester Local First
  

Michigan

• Grand Rapids and Western Michigan - Local First West Michigan

• Lansing - Capital Areal Local First
  

• Washtenaw County (Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti, Chelsea) - Think Local First

Montana

• Missoula - Sustainable Business Council
  

Nevada

• Reno - Reno Sparks Local Living Economy

New Hampshire

• Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and Kittery, Maine - Seacoast Buy Local

• Upper Connecticut River Valley (Vermont & New Hampshire) - Local First Alliance

New Jersey

• Hunterdon County - Hunterdon First

• Northwest New Jersey - Sustainable Business Network of the Valley and Ridge

New Mexico

• Santa Fe - Santa Fe Alliance

New York

• Buffalo - Buffalo First

• Capital District - Capital District Local First
  

• Hudson Valley - Sustainable Hudson Valley

• Ithaca - Local First Ithaca

• New York City - Sustainable Business Network of New York City

North Carolina

• Asheville - Asheville BALLE

• Carrboro - Carrboro LocalMotive

• Triad Region (Winston-Salem, Greensboro, High Point) - Buy Triad First

Nova Scotia

• Halifax - BALLE Nova Scotia

Ohio

• Toledo - Toledo Choose Local

Ontario

• Toronto - Green Enterprise Toronto (GET)

Oregon

• Greater Portland Area - Sustainable Business Network of Greater Portland

• Southern Oregon - The Rogue Initiative for a Vital Economy (THRIVE)

Pennsylvania

• Lancaster and York counties - Susquehanna Sustainable Business Network

• Lehigh Valley/Kutztown - Sustainable Business Network of Lehigh Valley

• Philadelphia - Sustainable Business Network of Greater Philadelphia

South Carolina

• Charleston - Lowcountry Local First

Utah

• Statewide - Local First Utah

• Salt Lake City - Vest Pocket Business Coalition

Vermont

• Statewide - Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility

• Statewide - Local First Vermont

• Upper Connecticut River Valley (Vermont & New Hampshire) - Local First Alliance

Virginia

• Northern Shenandoah Valley - For the Greater Good
  

Washington

• Bainbridge Island - Sustainable Bainbridge

• Jefferson County - Jefferson County BALLE

• Northwest Washington - Sustainable Connections

• Seattle - BALLE Seattle

• Southwest Washington - Lower Columbia Alliance for Living Sustainably (LOCALS)

• Tacoma - Go Local Tacoma

Washington DC

• Washington DC - Local First DC

Wisconsin

• Dane County - Dane Buy Local
  

• Milwaukee - Our Milwaukee