Acting on her passion for health, local food and supporting the community, Amy Forester opened Local Republic Market LLC on Oct. 1.

In recent years, there’s been a noticeable shift in how small and midsized businesses (SMBs) approach marketing. After years of outsourcing to large, impersonal service providers, many are ...

Service-based local businesses are thriving, and those that combine innovation, data and customer trust will win in 2026 and beyond. Five local business sectors are poised for explosive growth across ...

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Over the years, I’ve watched visibility move from keyword tactics to authentic local ties, yet many geo-targeted search engine optimization (SEO) strategies still chase links over real connections.