Maine Flower Collective blooms and grows after first year By: Heather Holland In a world where imported blooms typically dominate our bouquets and arrangements, there remains a healthy demand for local, seasonal flowers in Maine. Ranunculus, Lisianthus, dahlias, and hydrangeas are popular for being the beautiful workhorses of flower designs, but they don’t particularly ship
Gov. Janet Mills proposed creating a $5 million fund to help residents of manufactured home parks purchase their communities when they go up for sale, as part of proposed state budget changes. The fund will help to protect residents from being pushed out of their homes or having their rents increase to unaffordable levels when
Vermont manufactured home communities receive $15.5 million for water infrastructure through state initiative Vermont Gov. Phil Scott and the Agency of Natural Resources (ANR) announced $13.3 million in Healthy Homes Initiative awards and $2.2 million in Three-Acre Stormwater Initiative awards to help 46 manufactured housing communities repair, replace and upgrade water infrastructure. The Cooperative Development
This week, the Northeast Transition Initiative (NETI) Fellowship Kickoff Retreat brought together partners and its inaugural cohort of fellows in Andover to share their experiences and to learn how we can work together to create economic opportunities, preserve small businesses and jobs, and fill wealth gaps in our communities. Thanks to our partners and fellows
Date and Time: Feb. 12, 2024 @ 7 p.m. Join us for this free webinar where we will discuss the Corporate Transparency Act and its impact on cooperatives, with a focus on immigrant-owned and worker-owned cooperatives. The Corporate Transparency Act, a federal law that went into effect Jan. 1, 2024, requires every entity formed or
Residents of manufactured homes in Hinsdale, Massachusetts banded together to buy the 46-acre park under their homes, an amazing success story of how residents can cooperate to preserve and own affordable homes in our communities. This news comes at a time when housing prices have skyrocketed and the need for affordable housing is dire. Bissellville
8 de junio (9:00-16:30) y 9 de junio (9:00-15:00) Dana Commons en la Universidad Clark en Worcester, MA Para registrarse: rellene este formulario! Esta será una gran experiencia de capacitación en español de dos dÃas, en persona, que se centrará en desarrollar las habilidades de liderazgo necesarias para respaldar un lugar de trabajo que equilibre
As the nation’s housing crisis escalates, affordable solutions feel scarce, especially in high-cost areas like Metro-Boston. Increasingly, attention is turning to income-restricted housing cooperatives as a permanent solution that offers stability for communities and an accessible path to homeownership for low-to-middle income residents. The Cooperative Development Institute released a new report sponsored by the Mayor’s
Do you want to help preserve businesses and grow more and better jobs throughout the Northeast? Do you want to help workers build wealth through ownership and advance economic opportunity, security and justice? Then we’ve got a Cooperative Business Developer position for you! The Cooperative Development Institute is looking for an enterprising, highly organized innovator and
CDI is seeking a great organizer and coach with a head for business to join our Massachusetts NEROC team, working with groups of homeowners to form and strengthen their resident-owned communities. Check out our full job description here. The position will remain open until filled! Fill out an application below. Please fill out the form
