186 Sept-Oct 2016

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Fossil Fuels, Fossilized Growth BY DAVE GUTKNECHT

NETWORK NEWS:

Visiting Great Basin and the Co-op Ecosystem BY ELLEN MICHEL

GMO Labeling Law Passed BY ALLIE MENTZER

GMO Labeling: Just Fumble It! BY DAVE GUTKNECHT

OPERATIONS:

Startup Case Studies: East Aurora and BisMan BY STUART REID

Growing Leaders from Within BY MELANIE REID

Bellingham Co-op’s Solar Power BY MELISSA ELKINS

BriarPatch Co-op’s New Solar Project BY STEPHANIE MANDEL

BUILDING THE BRAND:

Excelling at Customer Service BY MIKE MCCARY

Marketing to Women in Co-ops BY DAN NORDLEY

Evaluating Strategic Alliances and Consolidation BY ART SHERWOOD

Issue Number:

186

Issue Months:

Sept.-Oct

Issue Year:

2 016

Issue's Articles

Title	Issue	Date
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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