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

 

##### $66,000 in Micro-Purchases Directly Linked to the Initiative, Carstarphen Adds

 

 

 May 1, 2026 9:30 AM ET

  Campaign:  [Subaru Love Promise: Community](/news/campaign/subaru-love-promise-community)  ![people at meeting](/sites/default/files/styles/carousel_2x/public/images/buy-camden_Subaru_042726.png "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") 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](https://www.tapinto.net/towns/camden/sections/business-and-finance/articles/buy-camden-1st-has-blossomed-into-full-blown-movement-mayor-says)

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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.

Continue reading [here](https://www.tapinto.net/towns/camden/sections/business-and-finance/articles/buy-camden-1st-has-blossomed-into-full-blown-movement-mayor-says).



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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