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October 2017

We “hiked the hill” with the American Sustainable Business Council

Posted on October 26, 2017October 26, 2017

This week the American Sustainable Business Council held its annual #SustyBiz Conference, bringing together sustainable and socially-minded businesses from across the country together to talk policy. The USFWC has maintained […]

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New “State of the Co-op Economy” report counts 40,000 co-ops in U.S.

Posted on October 25, 2017October 25, 2017

by Elizabeth Lechleitner/NCBA CLUSA “Measuring the impact of cooperatives is much more than measuring their total employment, total revenue, or the total number of establishments and businesses, but it’s a […]

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Worker co-op bill means more Rhode Islanders can own businesses

Posted on October 24, 2017October 24, 2017

By Aran Valente on October 23, 2017 On September 19, 2017 the Rhode Island General Assembly passed Senator Donna Nesslebush’s Senate Bill 0676 Sub A and Representative Shelby Maldonado’s House […]

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Fuel the movement – Participate in the 2017 Worker Co-op Enterprise Census

Posted on October 19, 2017November 14, 2017

Together, let’s show off the worker cooperative movement The US Federation of Worker Cooperatives and the Democracy At Work Institute invites you to participate in our annual census to study […]

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Blueprint for The Most Radical City on the Planet

Posted on October 19, 2017October 19, 2017

Image via huffingtonpost.com In July 2017, 34 year old Chokwe Antar Lumumba was sworn in as Mayor of Jackson Mississippi. He soon announced that the city was going to be “the most radical […]

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