CDI congratulates the residents of Weston’s Mobile Home Park in Berlin, Vermont for becoming owners of their community! Their conversion to resident ownership was recently featured in this Times Argus article. Annik Paul, Cooperative Development Specialist in CDI’s NEROC program, supported Weston’s residents in their transition. Her work was featured in the Times Argus story:
The most recent issue of Maine Lawyers Review features a story about conversions to worker ownership and CDI’s Business Ownership Solutions program. When Maine’s small business owners want to retire, it can be difficult to find successors, leading to businesses closing down and job loss in communities. With quotes from CDI’s Rob Brown and descriptions
The Workers to Owners Collaborative is a group of organizations committed to helping more businesses convert to worker ownership. The collaborative shares expertise and data, develops standards, and increases capital, funding and technical assistance to businesses looking to convert to worker ownership. CDI is a core partner and a member of the steering committee of
NEROC’s work to support mobile home park residents transitioning to ownership was reported in Plattsburgh’s Press-Republican: Country Sky’s owner, Scott Tetreault, decided to close down the park after its sewage treatment facility fell into disrepair, resulting in fines from the State Department of Environmental Conservation and a repair bill that he said was too expensive.
In celebration of Co-op Month, Jonah Fertig-Burd, CDI’s Director of Cooperative Food Systems, gave a talk at the Portland Food Co-op on October 26th. Jonah’s presentation examined the ways in which cooperatives have benefited farmers, food producers, and eaters through worker, consumer, and producer cooperatives. Jonah compared this to the corporate-controlled food system that continues
Nancy Froio, president of the residents’ association that purchased Halifax Estates, and her husband downsized into Halifax more than 12 years ago and fell in love with the community. A widow for nine years now, Froio is thankful that her neighborhood won’t be sold again now that she and her neighbors own it. “I’m so
CDI is pleased to announce that we are supporting the Cooperative Financial Education Kit, a new resource developed by and for the cooperative movement, with a donation of $3,000. What is the Cooperative Financial Education Kit? The Cooperative Finance Education Kit bridges the gap between financial literacy skills and justice-oriented organizing by creating a free,
Help grow the cooperative economy in Maine! The Cooperative Maine Business Alliance and the Cooperative Development Institute are hiring a part-time Network Coordinator to help grow our alliance. We are looking for someone to help grow membership, organize events and workshops, facilitate meetings, communicate with co-ops, promote cooperatives and help support legislation that will support
For Immediate Release October 19, 2017 Halifax Estates Residents Association Inc. Nine-woman Board leads 430-home manufactured home community in record-breaking neighborhood purchase Contacts: Nancy Froio, President, Halifax Estates Board of Directors (781) 293-8685 Andy Danforth, Director, NEROC Program, CDI (401) 439-9795 Paul Bradley, President, ROC USA, LLC (603) 513-2818 Halifax, Mass. – Homeowners in Halifax
The residents of Halifax Estates, a mobile home park community in Halifax, Massachusetts, have been working to gain ownership over their community for the past two and a half years. Today, we are pleased to announce that they have completed their deal! Congratulations Halifax Estates! With 430 homes, Halifax Estates has become the largest resident-owned
