Special Spotlight On A Mover & Shaker > Kimber Lanning

Your MesaZona blogger had the pleasure of hearing and listening to Kimber about two years ago in a discussion @ ASU - what she said then changed my mind about a lot things. Last year in an LFA For(um) @ Rancho Del Arte here in Mesa, I made it a point to meet her in-person. Once again, it's my pleasure to post this this:

In Focus: Kimber Lanning, founder of Local First Arizona, an organization that fosters local business

Monday, Dec. 4, 2017

 

Kimber Lanning is Founder and Executive Director of Local First Arizona, a statewide organization that promotes vibrant local economies.

Local First Arizona works with approximately 3,000 businesses throughout Arizona, with a special focus on providing access to healthy food for communities, entrepreneurial development and assisting in developing rural areas.

Watch the interview > https://azpbs.org/horizon/2017/12
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Kimber Lanning - Local First Arizona

www.localfirstaz.com/about/kimber-lanning/

Kimber Lanning is Founder and Executive Director of Local First Arizona, a statewide organization

implementing innovative strategies for new models of economic development that create vibrant

local economies. ... Lanning’s passions, which are seen throughout her work, include . . .

Grappling With Growth in Downtown Phoenix

Downtown Phoenix Journal-Dec 1, 2017

“At the same time, other people are getting pushed out of downtown because the pricing has gone up so much that it's not as affordable as it once was,” said Kimber Lanning, founder and executive director of Local First Arizona. Sarah Bingham, co-owner of the vintage clothing shop Antique Sugar, lived ...

 

Watch a streaming from YouTube (15:35)