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In August, among the rows of white-capped tents of local artists selling handmade crafts, Alaskana memorabilia and food vendors at Anchorage’s Saturday Market, six students from UAA’s College of Business and Public Policy (CBPP) weaved their way in and out between busy shoppers and tourists, asking locals a simple question — why buy local?

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