The Cooperative Advantage
Community Involvement
Grateful Wisconsin Co-op Employee Pays Member’s $300 Electric Bill
A Wisconsin co-op employee repays a member’s kindness.
Community Involvement
Co-ops Join TVA, CoBank to Help Feed Hungry Families During Pandemic
Tennessee co-ops and their partners are trying to help fill the shelves of local food banks.
Community Involvement
New Mexico Co-op Gives Free Broadband Connections to Struggling Students
Kit Carson says free broadband connections to homes with school children is good business.
Community Involvement
First Person: ‘You Can’t Social Distance on a Bus,’ Says Youth Tour Leader
Electric Co-op Youth Tour coordinator Shana Read felt like “a breaker of hearts” over canceled
Community Involvement
Missouri Co-op Worker Rescues Two Men From Burning Armored Truck
A Missouri co-op employee used his claw hammer to pry open the armored vehicle as flames rose.
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First Person: ‘You Feel Like You’re on an Island’ Says Kentucky Co-op Rep
COVID-19 means more time at home and a “clear calendar” for key accounts rep at Kentucky co-op
Community Involvement
Montana Co-op Boosts School Bus Safety After Child is Hurt in Accident
Montana co-op helps equip school buses’ stop signs with longer arms to direct vehicles.
Community Involvement
Florida Co-op Members’ Homemade Masks, Support ‘Really Makes a Difference’
Peace River Electric Cooperative staff wearing the masks include lineworkers, warehouse workers.
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First Person: ‘Members Will Remember That Their Electric Co-ops Stepped Up’
CEO Steve Freese discusses the pandemic’s impact on dairy farmers, and how co-ops are helping.