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Liberty Graphics – Liberty, ME

Location: Liberty, Maine                   […]

W.J. Wheeler Insurance – South Paris, ME

Industry: Insurance Location: South Paris, Maine Number of employees: 11 Became employee owned: […]

Mainer News – Woolwich, ME

Industry: News Location: Woolwich, Maine Number of employees: 10 Became employee owned: 2019 […]

April 23, 2019December 3, 2019California, Cooperative Development Institute, Democracy at Work Institute, Maine, Massachusetts, News, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Area Cooperative Alliance, Policy, The Democracy Collaborative

Truthout – Explosion of Interest in Worker Cooperatives Drives Economic Changes

From Truthout: It’s been more than 10 years since the financial crisis […]

March 20, 2019November 11, 2019Grocery, Maine, News

Lewiston Sun Journal – Owners sell Save-A-Lot, Food City to employees

From the Lewiston Sun Journal: Instead of traditionally selling their grocery chain, […]

Insource Renewables – Pittsfield, ME

Insource Renewables is a solar installation business in Pittsfield, Maine. The original […]

January 10, 2019June 19, 2019Cooperative Development Institute, Maine, News

Sun Journal – Chamber offers series on leaving a business

From the Sun Journal: The Lewiston Auburn Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce, in […]

March 30, 2018June 19, 2019Maine, News

Portland Press Herald – Bill would help retiring business owners transfer ownership to workers

From Maine’s Portland Press Herald: NORTHPORT — In 1992, Susanne Ward and […]

Rock City Employee Cooperative – Rockland, ME

Rock City Employee Cooperative is a 25-worker café and roastery in Rockland, […]

October 20, 2017November 11, 2019Maine, News

Maine Public Radio – The Co-Op Economy in Maine

From Maine Public Radio: For many people, when they hear the term […]

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