Along with our partners, Northcountry Cooperative Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Center for Cooperatives, CDS made a presentation to the annual Wisconsin Lenders Conference. The presentation specifically addressed worker-owned co-ops as a succession strategy for retiring business owners and a business retention strategy…

Assabet Co-op Market of Maynard, Massachusetts opened its new store in May under the leadership of the co-op’s board of directors and General Manager, Sam McCormick.  The Cooperative Development Fund of CDS is proud to have served as Assabet’s fiscal sponsor for the past…

CDS hosted a Co-op Month gathering on October 25, bringing together over 40 cooperators from multiple co-op sectors for great conversation and networking. The event also served an opportunity to honor Bill Gessner, a leader both regionally and nationally, in…

Louie passed away on March 13 after a walk with his beloved spouse and fellow life adventurer, Jill Padley. It is likely that Louie was the nicest and most gracious person you ever met. Cooperators all over the world will miss…

The City of Minneapolis is a national leader providing education and information regarding the cooperative form of business as well as an economic development tool. CDS is proud to be a long-standing partner with the city in developing a cooperative…

Cooperative Network, Minnesota Farmers Union and others are championing new legislation making its way through the Minnesota State Legislature that will provide grants to support farmer-owned value-added processing. Bills are receiving bipartisan support from both House and Senate agriculture committees.…