David Thompson, Cooperative Business Journal, Spring-Summer 2020 When civil rights icon and longtime public servant John Lewis passed away last month, he left a legacy that will forever inspire Americans to keep fighting for racial justice and equality— even when…

A Guide to Indigenous Community Cooperative Development Cooperative Development Services (CDS) and our partners at the Minnesota Indigenous Business Alliance (MNIBA) are pleased to make available this 2020 publication: Beginning the Cooperative Journey Together: A Guide to Indigenous Community Cooperative…

Under a contract with the Minnesota Department of Agriculture, Cooperative Development Services in 2016 reviewed national trends and reports regarding food hubs, and augmented that with interviews of food hub operators in Minnesota.  Our report highlights new roles being played…

In 2014 Cooperative Development Services has completed a case study of the cooperative food system in the Twin Cities with particular focus on this as a local foods system operating at scale. Authored by Joan Stockinger of CDS and Dave…