Jane Powell makes a case for hiring local in the latest article for the San Francisco Chronicle.
"there will be no bailout for the many craftspeople, designers and suppliers who depend on construction, remodeling and design for their living. They need your kitchen remodel, landscape project, paint job or room addition in order to stay in business and pay their employees. You can't save the autoworkers in Detroit, but you can keep people working locally. In addition, most of the money you spend recirculates in the local economy - to suppliers, to subcontractors, even to the local sandwich shop where the workers buy lunch."
