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New Resident-Owned Community in Plymouth, MA

For Immediate Release Feb. 20, 2013 West Wood Village Resident Association Inc. Homeowners purchase 66-site Plymouth park; join growing Mass. trend of resident-owned manufactured home communities Contacts: Bob Howard, President, West Wood Village Resident Association (774) 283-2878 Andy Danforth, Housing Program Director, CDI (401) 439-9795 Michael Sloss, Managing Director, ROC USA® Capital: (202) 595-2690Paul Bradley,

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Job: ICA Group seeks Exec Dir

The ICA Group (ICA) seeks an Executive Director to lead its growth. Founded in 1978, ICA is a nationally-recognized nonprofit with a history of leadership in worker ownership and social enterprise. ICA acts a source of information and expertise for alternative business structures and for other businesses that empower workers and produce or retain secure,

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Brunswick park becomes co-op: press

This article ran this week in the Coastal Journal, distributed from Freeport to Camden and inserted in the Portland Press Herald. http://www.coastaljournal.com/website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3935:brunswick-mobile-home-park-purchased-by-residents&catid=58:regional-news&Itemid=100070 Nice work, NEROC!

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Worker Co-op 101 in NYC 1/17

Date: Thursday, January 17th Time: 6 – 8 pm Place: NEDAP, 176 Grand Street, Suite 300, New York, NY 10013 Trains: N/R/Q/6/J/Z to Canal Street; B/D to Grand Street Please email info@nycworker.coop with any questions.

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Fundraising for the new cohort of Green Worker Cooperatives

The Next Wave of Co-ops are here!  The Spring semester of the Coop Academy, our business boot camp for cooperative start-ups, is less than a month away. But before any of the four teams of aspiring cooperative entrepreneurs are able to benefit from the aggressive combination of training, coaching, and technical services such as legal

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Job posting: massage therapist, Third Root, Brooklyn NY

Looking for Massage Therapist for Third Root Community Health Center in Brooklyn Third Root Community Health Center is a worker-owned cooperative of 10 acupuncturists, yoga teachers, massage therapists and herbalists in Flatbush, Brooklyn.  We strive to thrive and achieve social justice and community wellness by providing holistic, collaborative care in an accessible and sustainable manner. Our greatest

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Congratulations to the Old Creamery Co-op!

It was a long haul, but they did it — the 550 members of the Old Creamery Cooperative became owners of the Old Creamery country store in Cummington, MA. See the Berkshire Eagle story and the mention in the Boston Globe. CDI provided initial guidance and fiscal sponsorship to the years-long effort. This is the

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Op-Ed: Cooperatives could benefit Maine residents

Our own Rob Brown has written a great Op-Ed for the Bangor Daily News for Co-op Month, highlighting the benefits that Resident Ownership through cooperatives could bring to people living in manufactured home parks in Maine.Check it out:http://bangordailynews.com/2012/10/11/opinion/how-trailer-park-cooperatives-could-benefit-maine/

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Apply for the Democracy at Work Network!

The US Federation of Worker Cooperatives/Democracy at Work Institute is now accepting applications for the 2013 DAWN Peer Advisor Training. The Democracy at Work Network (DAWN) is a network of certified peer advisors, all with strong social and professional ties, who cooperate in training themselves and providing technical assistance services to worker cooperatives. More about the peer advising training: http://dawn.coop/content/apply-be-dawn-peer-advisor. DAWN apprentice training

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Job Posting: ROC-UNITED COLORS EVENTS AND PROJECT COORDINATOR

Hello friends!  I am hiring, please help circulate:    http://www.idealist.org/view/job/J4nX9T7H8b3p/ ROC-UNITED COLORS EVENTS AND PROJECT COORDINATOR JOB OPENINGThe Restaurant Opportunities Centers United (ROC-United) is a national restaurant workers’ organization dedicated to winning improved conditions for the nation’s restaurant workers. Founded initially after 9/11 by restaurant workers displaced from the World Trade Center, ROC has grown into a

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