Workshop 6

Linking Local Businesses and Institutional Purchasing

Panelists:

  • Ken Feld, VT Department of Buildings and General Services
  • Greg Lawson, ThinkVermont.com
  • David Martin, UVM Purchasing Department
  • Nancy Brooks, UVM Impacts Project

This workshop examined ways to increase local purchasing by Vermont institutions through increased information to businesses about purchasing opportunities, partnerships with local businesses to meet both purchaser and vendor needs, and the use of various forms of Buy Vermont policies to guide institutional decision-making.