Requests for Qualifications for Engineering Services in Shelburne, Vermont

NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS FOR ENGINEERING SERVICES   The Cooperative Development Institute’s Water Infrastructure Support Program is seeking Statements of Qualifications from qualified engineering firms on behalf of Lakeview Cooperative, Inc. in Shelburne, Vermont for improvements to their wastewater and storm water infrastructure. Required professional services will include but are not limited

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NETI Fellowship Kickoff Retreat gathers business thought leaders

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

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Webinar: Immigrant Co-ops and the Corporate Transparency Act

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

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Requests for Qualifications for Engineering Services in Hyde Park, Vermont

NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS FOR ENGINEERING SERVICES The Cooperative Development Institute’s Water Infrastructure Support Program is seeking Statements of Qualifications from qualified engineering firms on behalf of  Sterling View Cooperative Community, Inc. in Hyde Park, Vermont for improvements to their water, wastewater, and/or stormwater infrastructure. Required professional services will include but are

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Massachusetts residents join forces to buy their manufactured home park

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

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Gov. Mills appoints Camden cooperative housing champion to Maine state board

Governor Janet Mills has appointed Margaret Jones, board president of the Mountainside Cooperative Community in Camden, to the Manufactured Housing Board for the state of Maine. Margaret is no stranger to the state capital and recently testified to support the Opportunity to Purchase bill LD 1931. Her testimony helped bring it over the finish line,

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New laws protect manufactured home communities in Maine, Connecticut

New laws passed make selling a manufactured housing community to residents easy and advantageous for sellers, residents, and the community! Rising interest rates, in-migration, and low housing supply have made owning a home increasingly unaffordable in New England. A large part of the solution is preserving existing affordable homes. New laws took effect in Maine and Connecticut (ME:

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Requests for Qualifications for Engineering Services in Plymouth, New Hampshire

NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS FOR ENGINEERING SERVICES PINE GATE COOPERATIVE – PLYMOUTH, NEW HAMPSHIRE   The Cooperative Development Institute’s Water Infrastructure Support Program is seeking Statements of Qualifications from qualified engineering firms on behalf of Pine Gate Cooperative, Inc. in Plymouth, New Hampshire for the redevelopment of their water, wastewater, and storm

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Watch: Ward Lumber’s Conversion to a Worker Cooperative

Too many small business owners don’t have a realistic plan for how to exit their business, earn a decent retirement income, and preserve the legacy they’ve built and the jobs they’ve created. Jay Ward was like many of those small business owners—he was nearing retirement and didn’t know what to do with the business that

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Requests for Qualifications for Engineering Services in Richmond, Rhode Island

NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR STATEMENTS OF QUALIFICATIONS FOR ENGINEERING SERVICES HILLSDALE HOUSING COOPERATIVE IN RICHMOND, RI   The Cooperative Development Institute’s Water Infrastructure Support Program is seeking Statements of Qualifications from qualified engineering firms on behalf of Hillsdale Housing Cooperative in Richmond, Rhode Island for the redevelopment of its wastewater infrastructure. Required professional services will include but

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