Buy Camden 1st ‘Has Blossomed Into Full-Blown Movement,’ Mayor Says

$66,000 in Micro-Purchases Directly Linked to the Initiative, Carstarphen Adds
Campaign: Subaru Love Promise: Community
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Business representative meet with other business representatives during the city's first-ever procurement fair, which was also part of the event held Wednesday at Subaru of America's headquarters. Photo Credit: Janel "Jaycee" Miller. Photo courtesy of TAPinto Camden

By JANEL "JAYCEE" MILLER

Previously published by TAPinto Camden

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Camden Mayor Victor Carstarphen rattles off some results of the Buy Camden 1st initiative during a speech at Subaru of America's headquarters on Wednesday. Photo Credit: Janel "Jaycee" Miller. Image courtesy of TAPinto Camden

The city government has responded to the small-business sector’s call for assistance with tremendous results, Mayor Victor Carstarphen said during a speech to a room of business and organizational representatives at Subaru of America's headquarters in Camden on Wednesday. 

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