The NYC Network of Worker Cooperatives (NYC NoWC – pronounced “nick nock”) has been meeting and forming for a year now. Member Chris Michael wrote adescription of the network for the American Progressives United Party. If you are in the metro area, come join the anniversary party on Wednesday, January 26.
WFCR, the public radio station for Western Massachusetts, aired the following story during its Tuesday morning news program on December 14, 2010. “An organization that funds cooperative housing ventures is announcing a new resident owned mobile home park in western Massachusetts. Residents of the Oakwood Mobile Home Park in Ware recently bought the development where
Contact:Noémi GiszpencPhone: 413-665-1271 ext 2Fax: 413-541-8300Email: ngiszpenc@cdi.coop December 14, 2010: Cooperation At Work in Our Communities Cooperative Development Institute announces over $300,000 in USDA Awards, $1.75 million cooperative park purchase Shelburne Falls, MA – Awards of over $300,000 in USDA grants to the Cooperative Development Institute (CDI) boost the organization’s ability to provide technical assistance to new
Shelburne Falls, MA – CDI held a press conference to celebrate Cooperation in Our Communities, highlighting existing cooperatives in the Western Mass. region and throughout the Northeast, such as McCusker’s Market(see video, below), as well as emerging cooperative projects. Of special note were the Quabbin Sunrise Cooperative, which purchased the manufactured home park in which its 65 resident-owners
The purchase by resident-owned Quabbin Sunrise Cooperative of the Oakwood Mobile Home Park was featured in an article by John Appleton in the Springfield Republican newspaper on Sunday, December 5, 2010. Congratulations to all
Contacts: Lisa Gauvin, Quabbin Sunrise Cooperative (774) 200-3192Rich Lannan, Seller (603) 888-8950 or (603) 491-8106Andrew Danforth, Housing Program Manager, CDI (413) 665-1271Michael Sloss, Managing Director, ROC USA™ Capital (603) 724-8370Paul Bradley, President, ROC USA, LLC (603) 848-3254 Ware, MA — Dozens of families in Ware celebrated Thanksgiving early on Tuesday, November 23rd, the day they become
