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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Plaintiffs in a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture won a temporary victory on September 8 when a federal judge denied a USDA request to dismiss their case. |
Endcap Articles | September 12, 2016 |
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The entryway is still under construction as you walk in, but the Willy Street Co-op has officially opened on Madison's north side. |
September 6, 2016 | |
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New technology is allowing once-fringe natural food co-ops to reach a new audience. |
September 1, 2016 | |
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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 |
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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 |
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The future is unknowable. Or is it? |
185 July-Aug 2016 | September 1, 2016 |
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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 |
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Based on An Online Guide to Starting a Food Co-op by the |
July 26, 2016 | |
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The transformation of Pierce’s Northside Market into “Willy North” is nearly complete. The shelves still need to be dusted and stocked. Some new flooring still needs to be installed. |
July 25, 2016 | |
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Cambridge’s City Center Market has won the Consumer Cooperative Management Association’s 2016 Cooperative Excellence Retailer of the Year Award. |
July 24, 2016 | |
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July 24, 2016 | |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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