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Electric co-op teams up with CoBank to donate $30,000 to childcare centre

Shelby Electric Cooperative in Illinois works with the bank to support projects in its local community

US top 100 co-ops earned a combined $309bn in revenue for 2025

Agri co-ops dominate the top ten, and CHS retains the number one spot with $35,463m

Home battery partnership for electric co-op in Georgia, USA

Central Georgia Electric Membership Corporation is working with Base Power to offer 50MW of residential storage

Two weeks left to register for Canadian worker co-op conference

The 2026 Canadian Worker’s Co-operative Federation’s (CWCF) annual conference will take place online on 4-5 November.…

Obituary: Pat Conaty (1951 – 2026)

Alex Bird remembers a co-op researcher extraordinaire

Opinion: To build a stronger economy, British Columbia should back community ownership 

Ashley Grewal, director for co-ops and local economies at Vancity credit union, writes for Co-op News,…

Co-ops contribute $61.1bn to Canadian economy, sector report reveals

The report was released for national Co-op Week, which saw the sector apex rebrand as Canada…

Detroit community answers call to support local food co-op

Detroit People’s Food Co-op, in Michigan USA, has been rallying community members for support after hitting…

US insurance mutuals resilient under pressure, says report

Credit agency AM Best says mutuals in the property and casualty markets saw income more than…

CHS invests $1m into farming leadership development

The two-year commitment comes through CHS Foundation in partnership with youth development organisation National 4-H Council

Icmif highlights tech and AI updates at insurance mutuals

Denmark's GF Forsikring and LB Forsikring, France's Maif and the USA's Lititz Mutual have announced partnerships and investments

Building Bridges: Cooperative contributions for a peaceful world

Full report from the ICA Global Cooperative Conference in Panama