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RALEIGH, N.C., April 17, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Senate passed a resolution late Tuesday night honoring linemen for their work in keeping the power on and designating April 18, 2013 as 'National Lineman Appreciation Day.' The bill, introduced last week by Sens. Isakson (R-GA) and Bennet (D-CO), moved quickly and was passed by unanimous consent, including support from N.C. Sens. Richard Burr (R) and Kay Hagan (D). It serves two main purposes - it "recognizes the...
Teachers can apply April 1 for education grants RALEIGH, N.C., March 27, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- North Carolina's electric cooperatives have pledged nearly $600,000 to the state's teachers in Bright Ideas education grant funding for the 2013-14 school year and are accepting grant applications beginning April 1. About 500 grants will be awarded directly to educators statewide this year for creative, hands-on classroom projects that would not otherwise be funded. Teachers can...
Not-for-profit, member-owned and governed health cooperative will open health insurance plan enrollment in October 2013; deliver benefits beginning January 2014 LOUISVILLE, Ky., March 14, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Approval by the Kentucky Department of Insurance has resulted in the Kentucky Health Cooperative's foray into the Commonwealth of Kentucky's HMO health insurance market. Beginning in October 2013, hundreds of thousands of Kentuckians will have the opportunity to...
MONTREAL, Feb. 28, 2013 /CNW Telbec/ - Meeting in Montreal for their 91(st) annual general meeting, members of La Coop fédérée have once again proven the strength and vitality of the cooperative model in announcing record results. Despite market volatility and the fragile state of the economic recovery, La Coop fédérée ended the fiscal year on October 27, 2012 with a surplus, before patronage refunds and income taxes, of $96.6 million and sales of $4.9 billion, two new...
LONDON, February 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Co-operative Legal Services has urged the Government to regulate probate [http://www.co-operative.coop/legalservices/probate ] and estates administration providers - an industry which handles assets worth over GBP65 billion* each year. It follows an investigation by the Legal Services Board** which highlighted concerns about fraud, unethical sales practices and the safekeeping of consumers' money and other assets, plus a...
DALLAS, Feb. 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --The National Alliance of State Health CO-OPs is hosting its 3(rd) annual conference this week in Dallas, Texas. Over 225 individuals associated with the CO-OP movement, ranging from CO-OP developers, CO-OP employees, vendors, health policy experts, and health reform advocates are gathered to discuss the most important issues facing health insurance CO-OPs and the health reform movement at large. Notable speakers and participants include CCIIO...
INVER GROVE HEIGHTS, Minn., Jan. 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- CHS (NASDAQ: CHSCP) is pleased to introduce the CHS Center for Cooperative Growth, an online platform that gathers and shares diverse viewpoints from agribusinesses, independent agricultural producers, academia and other leaders to foster greater success among America's cooperatives and their leaders. To view the multimedia assets associated with this release, please click:...
ARLINGTON, Va., Jan. 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- National Cooperative Bank (NCB), a leading financial services company dedicated to providing banking products to cooperatives nationwide, is proud to announce the completion of a $1.2 million real estate loan for Isla Vista Food Cooperative (IV Food Co-op) in Isla Vista, CA. The financing has enabled the cooperative to purchase the property it has occupied for over 30 years, and secure its place in the community for years to come. Michael...
NEW YORK, Jan. 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- NRF 102nd Annual Convention & Expo (Booth #2237) -- Aldata, now Symphony EYC, and a global leader in retail and distribution improvement software, today announced that Midlands Co-operative, one of the largest independent retailers in the UK, has extended its investment to optimize its product assortment and retail space for each of its 192 food stores. Midlands Co-operative will be able to ensure store layouts and inventory meet the demands...
ARLINGTON, Va., Dec. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA), the trade association for the nation's more than 900 electric cooperatives, announced today that it will offer its members access to UnitedHealthcare's Preferred Provider Network and other administrative services effective January 2014. UnitedHealthcare contracts directly with more than 650,000 physicians and care professionals and 5,000 hospitals nationwide. "Our focus is on...
