US Legislators set to support growth of co-ops for job creation

01 October 2013

The ‘Creating Jobs Through Cooperatives Act of 2013’ has been introduced to foster job creation and further develop the US co-op sector.

“This legislation is a giant step in providing more communities around the country with the financial backing to grow businesses that share their same values.” – Michael Beall, President, National Co-operative Business Association.

Read ‘Legislation set to support growth of US co-ops’, Coop News

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