On Thursday May 13, 2021, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension Service and CDS hosted a webinar about formation of community real estate investment cooperatives. The webinar will support the release this spring of a new publication, An Introduction to Real…

This webinar, held on Thursday, April 22, 2021, covered worker-owned cooperatives, with particular focus on the conversion of existing private businesses to cooperative ownership. You can view the webinar here. Would a worker-owned cooperative be right for your small business…

GreenTree Grocery Cooperative in Mount Pleasant MI broke ground in May for what will be the biggest downtown development in Mt. Pleasant in decades. The co-op will expand and relocate from its current 2500 sq. ft. store to a new…

After several years of planning and community organizing, a new food co-op opened its doors last week in Fredericksburg VA. The co-op has over 1900 owners, projects over $4 million in annual sales, and will employ about 35 people (about…

The economic impacts of the pandemic are being felt significantly at CDS.  We are receiving an inquiry or request for support for a new co-op almost every week and are doing our best to respond to all in a timely…

CDS is governed by a 13-member board of directors, with all members drawn from and morally accountable to the cooperative community of the Upper Midwest. Board member selection is guided by a governance policy encouraging diversity that reflects the cooperatives…