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Leaving A Cooperative Legacy: After Five Generations, the W.J. Wheeler Insurance Agency Transitions to Worker Ownership

January 22, 2020 No Comments

For Immediate Release Leaving A Cooperative Legacy: After Five Generations, the W.J. Wheeler Insurance Agency Transitions to Worker Ownership Contacts: Michelle Walker, W.J.Wheeler Insurance Agency (207) 774-9816 mwalker@wheelersinsurance.com Rob Brown, Director, Business Ownership Solutions, Cooperative Development Institute, (207) 233-2987 rbrown@cdi.coop Chris Linder, Loan & Outreach Officer, Cooperative Fund of New England (207) 949-4632

NEROC Seeks Admin Coordinator

January 21, 2020 No Comments

Are you a whiz with docs and spreadsheets? Do you relish making life smooth and easy for busy colleagues? Are logistics a snap? Then read on… The CDI NEROC program is seeking an Administrative Coordinator. This may be a full or part-time position depending on candidates. While most work will be performed from a home

Introducing Our Cooperative Food Systems Video Series!

January 13, 2020 No Comments

We highlighted food co-ops in Maine in our exclusive video release! From farm and sea to distribution to retail and food service, cooperatives are helping to meet community needs and increase access to food and good food jobs. Featuring the stories of New Roots Cooperative Farm, Portland Food Co-op, Fedco Seeds, Cabot Creamery Cooperative, Tenants Harbor

The MetroWest Daily News Celebrates Our Jo-Len Village Conversion

January 13, 2020 No Comments

We’re still celebrating our Jo-Len Village conversion, in collaboration with ROCUSA, into the New Year! Daily news coverage has been at its peak. The MetroWest Daily News picked up this story and celebrated with us. Check out their article: residents-buy-out-complex-from-outside-company-for-14m

Start.coop accepting applications for 2020!

December 16, 2019 No Comments

Start.coop will be launching their second cohort of the Start.coop accelerator program this coming Spring, welcoming 6-8 new co-op entrepreneurs into the Start.coop family! Businesses that are led by people of color, women and immigrants, and/or which are explicitly designed to share equity with marginalized communities are encouraged to apply. Applications open on December 16th!

New Proud Board of Mountainside Community Cooperative

Mountainside Community Celebrates Resident Ownership!

December 13, 2019 No Comments

For Immediate Release December 13, 2019 Mountainside Community Celebrates Resident Ownership! Homeowners purchase 52 unit Mountainside Park; preserving affordable housing in Camden – joins nine established Maine Resident Owned Communities. Contacts: Margaret Jone, Vice President, Mountainside Community Board of Directors, (207) 706-6391 Jeanee Wright, Cooperative Housing Development Specialist, CDI (207) 844-1664 Liza Fleming-Ives, Deputy Director,

Jo Len Village Successfully Converts to Resident Ownership

December 13, 2019 1 Comment

For Immediate Release December 11, 2019 Marlborough residents gain lifelong security, affordability after purchasing the Jo-Len Village – now a resident-owned manufactured home community Contacts: Jim Brown, President, Jo-Len Residents Association (508) 310-3265 Joe Cicirelli, Director, NEROC Program, CDI (603) 731-5698 Paul Bradley, President, ROC USA, LLC (603) 513-2818 MARLBOROUGH, Mass. – When opportunity

Standing on the Shoulders of Giants: the Amazing Andy Danforth

November 18, 2019 1 Comment

A Letter from CDI’s Executive Director, Noemi Giszpenc I first met Andy in person in Shelburne Falls, MA. We had teamed up to get CDI certified as a member of the ROC USA Network, and now he was hard at work helping residents of manufactured home communities gain ownership through resident cooperatives. Unassuming, in a

A Note From our NEW NEROC Director

November 18, 2019 No Comments

“By the gap I mean the gap between the hard realities around us and what we know is possible — not because we wish it were so, but because we’ve seen it with our own eyes.” Parker Palmer I’ve been thinking a lot about Parker Palmer and his writings on the gap over the past few weeks

New England Loggers Cooperative Partner with Quebec Mill

November 8, 2019 No Comments

Early last week, a bill, sponsored by Senate President Troy Jackson, was adopted in the last legislative session allowing loggers and logging truck drivers to organize into cooperatives. New England Loggers Cooperative, a new cooperative run by loggers and haulers, will reap these benefits via their agreement with a paper mill in Quebec! Their agreement

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Leaving A Cooperative Legacy: After Five Generations, the W.J. Wheeler Insurance Agency Transitions to Worker Ownership

NEROC Seeks Admin Coordinator

Introducing Our Cooperative Food Systems Video Series!

The MetroWest Daily News Celebrates Our Jo-Len Village Conversion

Start.coop accepting applications for 2020!

Mountainside Community Celebrates Resident Ownership!

Jo Len Village Successfully Converts to Resident Ownership

Standing on the Shoulders of Giants: the Amazing Andy Danforth

A Note From our NEW NEROC Director

New England Loggers Cooperative Partner with Quebec Mill

News & Updates

Eastern Garage Door becomes employee-owned cooperative after 100 years in business

Bangor residents purchase community for $8M, dozens of new affordable homes planned

CDI awarded $17.8M to repair failing water infrastructure for thousands of households

Vermont community takes on $2M septic crisis with the help of CDI’s WISP Program

Residents purchase manufactured home park for $26M, first deal of its kind in Maine

Brookfield Meadows becomes newest resident-owned community in Massachusetts

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