O’Donal’s Nursery is always busy during the harvest season, but there has been an extra buzz this year. This season marks the garden center’s first as Maine’s newest worker-owned cooperative. O’Donals is widely known and regarded by gardeners, homeowners, and
Report Release: An Assessment of Boston’s Housing Cooperatives
What happened to housing co-ops? In the 1980s and early 1990s, housing cooperatives popped up in cities across the nation. Private and public funding was invested in these shared housing projects. Three decades later, where are they now? A new
Advocacy win: PRICE program included in FY 23 spending bill thanks to efforts by CDI, ROC leaders
We are so excited to announce that the Preservation and Reinvestment Initiative for Community Enhancement (PRICE) Fund will be included in the FY 2023 spending bill. Since October 2021, CDI has been coordinating a regional effort to advocate for federal
[In the News] New England ROCs make headlines this week.
It’s been a big week for the New England Resident Owned Communities program, with multiple stories about communities in Massachusetts and Vermont hitting the press. Check them out below! Massachusetts “On Cape Cod, a band of mobile home owners
Shelterforce article highlights work with multi-family apartment co-ops
We’re pleased to be included in this Shelterforce article, “From Mobile Home Parks to Multifamily Housing Cooperatives.” We are excited to be leveraging our expertise in working with resident groups to extend support to limited-equity apartment housing co-ops in our region.
News coverage of the Ward Lumber ownership transition
Thanks to North Country Public Radio that just aired a great piece about Ward Lumber’s ownership transition. Check out https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/43724/20210507/employee-ownership-can-prevent-job-losses-and-closures-when-north-country-business-owners-retire There were also pieces in the Peru Gazette, LBM Journal, HBS Dealer and Northeastern Retail Lumber Association (three industry groups), Adirondack
Ward Lumber Transitions Ownership to Employees
You can also watch this short video that tells the ownership transition story: Ward Lumber Transitions to Employee Ownership FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: Rob Brown, Director, Business Ownership Solutions, Cooperative Development Institute (CDI) (207) 233-2987 or rbrown@cdi.coop Alex Pond, Worker-owner, Ward Lumber (518)
M4BL supports Maine’s first immigrant-owned farming co-op
M4BL Supports Maine Food Co-ops The Movement for Black Lives (M4BL) evoked a global response to support Black-owned enterprises. In America, this support led to extending contributions of time and funds to Black-owned businesses across the country. In Maine, we’re excited to share an article
Small businesses are struggling. Workers can be the solution.
Small businesses are struggling. Workers can be the solution.
Radically Rural: Keeping Rural Businesses Open Across Generations
Radically Rural: Keeping Rural Businesses Open Across Generations