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    Hanover Co-op GM Retires
    BY Ken Davis

    Hanover, N.H.—Terry Appleby works in a bright, capacious office on a wooded hillside a few miles southeast of Dartmouth College. One day this past summer, I met him there for lunch. 

    		 187 Nov-Dec 2016 January 3, 2017
    Two Sides of Accountability
    BY Sarah Dahl

    Except perhaps for the lucky few of them still enjoying double-digit growth and staff satisfaction with wages, most co-ops are constrained by limited personnel dollars.

    		 187 Nov-Dec 2016 January 3, 2017
    A Tale of Two Co-ops
    BY Stuart Reid

    East Aurora Community Market (East Aurora, N.Y.) and BisMan Community Food Co-op (Bismarck, N.D.) are startup co-ops to be proud of.

    		 186 Sept-Oct 2016 September 27, 2016
    Growing Leaders from Within
    BY Melanie Reid

    As co-ops evolve and expand and our industry continuously changes, it’s important that we have mechanisms in place that enable employees to see career pathways within our organizations. 

    		 186 Sept-Oct 2016 September 27, 2016
    Co-op Solar Energy in Cloudy Bellingham
    BY Melissa Elkins

    The Pacific Northwest: home to towering trees, majestic mountains, beautiful islands…and a lot of cloudy days. In 2013, city-data.com ranked Bellingham, Wash., as the city of over 50,000 people in the lower 48 states with the lowest number of sunny days. On average, it is sunny roughly 35 percent of the year—a good indication of why there are so many direct flights from Bellingham to various Hawaiian islands in the winter months. 

    		 186 Sept-Oct 2016 September 27, 2016
    Co-op’s Parking Lot Solar Reduces Energy Costs and Impacts
    BY Stephanie Mandel

    The use of energy-efficient, environmentally sensitive design has been a part of BriarPatch Co-op’s store on Sierra College Drive since its construction in 2006, when the co-op stepped u

    		 186 Sept-Oct 2016 September 27, 2016
    First Impressions and Long-lasting Relationships
    BY Michael McCary

    Providing an unbeatable shopping experience is no longer optional for cooperatives—it is imperative.

    		 186 Sept-Oct 2016 September 27, 2016
    Strategic Alliances and Consolidations
    BY Art Sherwood

    New competition. Shrinking margins. Tighter supply. Rising labor costs. Saturated advertising. Poaching of great employees.

    		 186 Sept-Oct 2016 September 27, 2016
    A Woman’s Place is…the Co-op
    BY Dan Nordley

    Let’s see if I can mansplain this: When it comes to food co-ops, our success will depend on giving women what they want and hoping they’ll speak well about the experience.

    		 186 Sept-Oct 2016 September 26, 2016
    Fossil Fuels, Fossilized Growth
    BY Dave Gutknecht

    Solar power projects at food co-ops are highlighted in this issue, and there will be more such reports ahead.

    		 186 Sept-Oct 2016 September 26, 2016
    A Visit to Reno's Great Basin Community Food Co-op
    BY Ellen Michel

    During the past month, I had the chance to visit Great Basin Community Food Co-op in Reno, Nevada.

    		186 Sept-Oct 2016 September 27, 2016
    Hybrid Startup Serves Island Community
    BY Keith Nyitray

    Introduction: Outside the Mold

    by Stuart Reid, Food Co-op Initiative

    		 185 July-Aug 2016 July 23, 2016
    What Would Increased Happiness Do for Your Business?
    BY Chris Cook

    Businesses often forget about the culture, and ultimately they suffer for it because you can’t deliver good service from unhappy employees.”  Tony Hsieh, CEO of Zappos

    		 185 July-Aug 2016 July 23, 2016
    Milestones and More
    BY Dave Gutknecht

    Among awards and milestones reported here and celebrated at the 60th annual Consumer Cooperative Management Association (CCMA) gathering, it is remarkable to note the 80th anniversary of Hanover Co

    		 185 July-Aug 2016 July 23, 2016
    The Death of the Supermarket?
    BY Ellen Michel

    In May I attended the 2016 HOW Design Live conference, an annual event that conceives of problem-solving as one of the primary jobs of designers.

    		 185 July-Aug 2016 July 23, 2016
    Getting on the Train
    BY Holly Fearing

    Picture this: A person stands on the platform of a train station, and as a train passes through the station she flashes a bright message, hoping everyone on the train will see it.

    		 185 July-Aug 2016 August 24, 2016
    Connecting the Dots
    BY Thane Joyal

    The future is unknowable. Or is it? 

    		 185 July-Aug 2016 September 1, 2016
    Thriving in a Disrupted Future
    BY Dave Gutknecht

    Under the theme, “Disrupting the Future,” over 400 cooperators met at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst on June 9–11 for the 60th annual Consumer Cooperative Management Associat

    		 185 July-Aug 2016 September 1, 2016
    Flash! Bowers Fund and CCMA Love Affair Revealed
    BY Annie Hoy

    The Bowers Fund kicked off CCMA 2016 with an outdoor reception featuring lovely food and the Queen Mary Band, whose members all work at River Valley Co-op in nearby Northampton.

    		 185 July-Aug 2016 September 1, 2016
    National Co+op Grocers Recognizes Co+efficient Sustainability Stars
    BY National Co+op Grocers

    National Co+op Grocers (NCG) was pleased to present Co+efficient Sustainability Star awards to 14 co-ops in Chapel Hill, N.C. this spring.            

    		 185 July-Aug 2016 July 23, 2016