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Monthly Headlines, November/December 2008

Cover Story: An Unlikely Operation
By Nancy Jorgensen and Gabe Rivin
Peconic Landing is relatively new. It opened in 2002, but since then, has quickly filled up. The 250-unit cooperative is a novel idea…

Plus the University of Wisconsin Study: Top Co-ops Hold $1 Trillion in Assets
By Nancy Jorgensen
The four largest cooperative sectors in the U.S. hold more than $1 trillion in assets, generate $220 billion in revenue, and serve 107 million members, a study by the University of Wisconsin found.

Does Capitalism Need Cooperation?
By Mark Meyer
America is hurting. Consumers and businesses need access to credit, though now it's much tougher to come by. Who in this difficult time is still lending? A particular group of financial institutions-credit unions.

Accounting Principles: Co-op Equity at Risk
By Mary Griffin
We need to pay better attention to the financial world, because numbers do matter.

Pharmacy Co-ops Preserve Independent Business
By Gabe Rivin
The first word Linda Baker associates with independent pharmacists is integrity. Twenty-two years of work for United Drugs, a pharmacy cooperative based in Phoenix, have lent themselves to this view.

And… Advice from the Coach's Corner: Renaissance Leadership-Explorers For Future Success in Coooperatives
By Jim Jenkins
With the collapse of the financial system, we're beginning to see that our old models of leadership are no longer adequate. The 21st century requires leaders who aren't singular in their abilities, who possess multiple intelligences. The ability to crunch numbers is not enough.

Look for the January/February issue in early-February