12th Vermont Mobile Home Park Converts to Co-op
A mobile home park in Vermont, USA, has made the switch to co-operative ownership after residents signed a $2.1m deal to buy it from its owner.
At Law Forum, Experts Discuss Worker Co-ops as Economic Model
Worker cooperatives are a viable alternative to corporate capitalism, yet they are rarely brought up in political discourse, two speakers at a Harvard Law Forum event argued Wednesday.
The Alternatives: Worker-Owned Businesses – Podcast
When John Clark decided to sell his successful sign-printing business Novograf he received interest from a large American firm. But when it emerged that such a deal would mean the factory outside Glasgow almost certainly being shut, he decided to explore other options.
True Value strikes deal with private equity firm for 70% stake
True Value found a private equity firm to take a majority stake in the company on Thursday in a shift away from the hardware company’s cooperative structure.
Cooperatives and the Future of Work
‘A lot of resources are going to be spent in our city. Therefore the questions is: who is going to get them? Who is going to benefit?’ says Kali Akuno, of Cooperation Jackson.
The question of the future of work is above all a question of power and ownership. It is a question the cooperative movement seeks practical answers for, every day, in neighbourhoods, cities and regions.
Detroit's Backyard Beekeepers
"We're starting to see more bees in the city," said Timothy Paule, who, with his girlfriend, started a nonprofit to build beehives on vacant city plots. "Some people are planting urban farms, and they're adding bees to help with the yield. Others are doing their part and placing hives in backyards to help the declining bee population."
As the weather warms up, their bees — and millions of others — will get busy.
CoopEcon 2018 in Epes, Alabama April 20-22
Over 110 people from across the Southeast gathered at the Federation of Southern Cooperatives’ Rural Research & Training Center to develop cooperative businesses that will serve needs in their communities. Thanks to everyone who organized, sponsored and attended the event, making it our most successful program yet! We are looking forward to CoopEcon 2018 happening in Epes, Alabama April 20-22, 2018!
Quilting co-op is first social enterprise project at Thunder Valley
Cooperation is at the heart of a new women-owned quilting business on the Pine Ridge Reservation through Thunder Valley Community Development Corporation.
The Owíŋža Quilters Cooperative launched earlier this month and is the first social enterprise project of Thunder Valley CDC. Thunder Valley’s initiative aims to build community wealth through the development of new enterprises owned and run by local people.