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Show filtersLeisure co-op REI submit plans for new state-of-the-art campus
Outdoor leisure co-op REI has submitted designs to local planning authorities for a new headquarters that is “accessible, sustainable,…
Co-op businesses included in list of great places to work
Navy Federal Credit Union, outdoor leisure co-op REI and employee-owned Publix Supermarkets have been included on…
Villagers get themselves online by forming high-speed broadband co-op
Residents of a village in Nova Scotia, Canada, decided they’d had enough of slow internet speeds…
How do we build an alternative economy from the ruins of the financial crisis?
Another Economy is Possible, edited by Manuel Castells (Polity Books, 2017) As the dust began to settle after…
Travel co-ops and the rise of sustainable tourism
Every year, over one billion international tourists pack their bags to go on holiday, creating millions…
Canadian body opens applications for co-op research scholarships
Co-operatives and Mutuals Canada (CMC) is welcoming applications for scholarship programmes aimed at co-operative researchers. The first…
The Co-operators funded project provides work experience for marginalised Canadians
In St John’s, a city on Newfoundland, Canada, a community café is offering work experience to marginalised people.…
Book review: Ours To Hack and Own maps out the platform co-op model
Ours to Hack and to Own, edited by Trebor Scholz and Nathan Schneider (OR Books, 2016)…
Trump’s budget blueprint sees cuts for co-ops and credit unions
US President Donald Trump has unveiled a $1.15 trillion budget blueprint featuring a $54bn boost in defence spending…
Successful credit union growth: lessons to learn from the USA experience
How can credit unions be successful? Make money, stay solvent and grow, says Bill Hampel, chief policy…