The Networks

BALLE is an international alliance of independently operated local business networks dedicated to building Local Living Economies.

Arizona

• Phoenix and Tucson - Local First Arizona
  

British Columbia

• Victoria and Vancouver Island - Values-Based Business Network

California

• Berkeley - Berkeley Business District Network 

• Chico - Think Local, Chico! - NEW!

• East Bay - Sustainable Business Alliance 

• 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 - La Plata Organizations Cooperatively Advocating Local (LOCAL)

• Longmont - Longmont Small Business Association

• Fort Collins - Be Local Northern Colorado

Florida

• Gainesville - Business Alliance of Greater Gainesville

Georgia

• Atlanta - Inspiring Futures

Idaho

• Boise - Think Boise First

Iowa

• Fairfield - Fairfield First!

Illinois

• Chicago - Local First Chicago

Maryland

• Chesapeake Bay Region - Chesapeake Sustainable Business Alliance

• Annapolis - Annapolis Sustainable Business Alliance - NEW!
  

Massachusetts

• Boston Area - Sustainable Business Network of Greater Boston

• Cambridge - Cambridge Local First

• Cape Ann - Sustainable Cape Ann

• 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
  

New Hampshire

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

New Jersey

• 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

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

North Carolina

• Asheville - Asheville BALLE

Nova Scotia

• Halifax - BALLE Nova Scotia - NEW!

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

Virginia

• Northern Shenandoah Valley - For the Greater Good - NEW!
  

Washington

• Jefferson County - Jefferson County BALLE

• Seattle - BALLE Seattle

• Northwest Washington - Sustainable Connections

Washington DC

• Washington DC - Local First DC

Wisconsin

• Statewide - Wisconsin Partners for SustainAbility

• Milwaukee - Our Milwaukee