Portland Buy Local

SUSTAINING MEMBERS

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A La Carte Services

Barber Foods

BENCHMARK Residential & Investment Real Estate

Casco Bay Eyecare

Coffee By Design

CornerStone Building & Restoration

David Munster’s TV

Eli Phant

e-onlinedata

Fetch

Goodwill Industries of Northern New England

Grace

Green Clean Maine

Green Tree Realty

Longfellow Books

Nine Stones Spa

Oakhurst Dairy

Planet Dog

Port Property Management

Portland Press Herald/ Maine Sunday Telegram

Portmanteau

PowerPay

Sebago Brewing Co.

Tsunami Tattoo

The Dog Wash, Etc.

Videoport

Wright-Ryan Construction Inc.

XPress Copy

Joan Leitzer
Peter Metsch
Stacy Mitchell
Craig Schneider
Kristen Smith

For more on becoming a Sustaining Member, please see the Membership Application or contact us.

Portland Buy Local is a campaign of the Portland Independent Business & Community Alliance. Our mission is to support locally owned, independent businesses in Portland, to maintain our unique community character, provide continuing opportunities for entrepreneurs, build community economic strength, and prevent the displacement of community-based businesses by national and global chains.

2009 Indie Biz Awards Nomination Form

Please nominate your favorite locally owned and independent businesses in the following categories. (Go here for more detail on eligibility.) And be sure to include your email address so we can alert you when it's time to vote!

SOUL OF PORTLAND
This business radiates "Portland" — in character, originality, individuality, service, and contribution to the city’s quality of life.

FLAVOR OF PORTLAND
Portland is known for good food, but this food business goes the extra acre by going out of its way to buy from local growers, suppliers, distributors, bakers, and service providers, strengthening our economy and supporting a diverse small business culture.

ENVIRONMENTAL HERO
This local business is the one you consider Portland’s environmental icon...tell us why!

PORTLAND'S BEST-KEPT SECRET
Some local independent businesses consistently deliver a high level of quality, but more often than not, fly under the radar. Which is Portland’s Best-Kept Secret?

COMMUNITY HERO
As consumers, we support local businesses we frequent by buying from them. This local business does a remarkable job of supporting the community back.

PORTLAND TOTEM
This local independent business has been in Portland long enough to have had such an influence on the city, that it’s hard to even imagine working and living in Portland without them.

THE BUSINESS WITH NO FRONT
Many of Portland’s independent businesses operate in a studio, a workshop, an office, a clinic, a garage, a gym, or even out of the home. You can’t swing by for the paper and cup of coffee, but they’re a big part of our economy and our quality of life. When you need to call on them, you always have a great experience, and you’re always glad they’re there. Which outstanding local business without a storefront deserves special recognition?

GLOBAL HERO
This independent Portland business supports our local economy, but also exposes us to the big world outside, reminding us to be actively aware of the global community we are all a part of.

WILD CARD AWARD
On IndieBiz Awards Night, there'll be one award reserved for the business that has such passionate patrons that they are willing to get up and tell everyone all about the local business that defies categorization! Publicly divulge your favorite local business at IndieBiz Awards night at the Empire on May 20th!

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