About BALLE

Making a Profit and a Difference, New York Times Business Section, October 5, 2006, by Glen Rifkin

The "Go-To" Bunch on Sustainability, In Business, September/October 2006, by Ann Bartz

"Small-Marts" Take on Wal-Mart, Fortune/CNNMoney.com, August 30, 2006, by Marc Gunther

Living Economy Principles, In Business, July/August 2006, by Don Shaffer

Local Businesses Counter Corporate Rule,YES! Magazine, Spring 2006, by Merrian Fuller

Local Living Economies: The New Movement for Responsible Business, Vermont Commons, 2006, by Judy Wicks

Profits of Place, Orion Magazine, January/February 2004, by Josh Harkinson

Not Business As Usual, Utne Reader, July/August 2002, by Craig Cox

About BALLE's economic development work

Conference Examines Economic Future of SBC, Hollister Free Lance, October 20, 2006, by Anthony Ha

San Benito Economy Focused on Strengths: BALLE Helps San Benito County Define Potential Opportunities, The Sunday Pinnacle Online, May 14, 2006, by Melissa Flores

Rethinking Economic Development, In Business, January/February 2006, by Merrian Fuller

About BALLE principles

In Oregon, Thinking Local, New York Times, January 4, 2006, by Marian Burros

Living Economies issue, YES! Magazine, Fall 2002

Independents' Day, Inc. Magazine, August 2002, by Kate O'Sullivan

About BALLE programs

Localize it, San Francisco Bay Guardian, January 3, 2007, by Jeff Goodman

Toward a sustainable San Francisco, San Francisco Bay Guardian editorial, January 3, 2007

About BALLE networks

Primary jobs are not main driver of economy, The Coloradoan, January 29, 2008

Locally Focused, Lansing State Journal, September 24, 2007

Washington's Small Businesses Tap Into Green Power, New York Times, August 15, 2007

About LLE building blocks

Community capital: First It Takes, Then It Gives, Wall Street Journal, March 24, 2008

About relevant topics

Women Build Businesses Their Way, New York Times, July 12, 2007, by Marci Alborher