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09/03/2008NCBA's Mary Griffin to Participate in Roundtable Discussion With Financial Accounting Standards Board
05/29/2008NCBA Presents On-Line Conference to Unveil Results From Landmark Research Project on the Economic Impact of Cooperatives in the United States
05/19/2008NCBA Announces Support to Protect Cooperative Consumers Access to Affordable Telecommunications in Rural Areas
05/15/2008Member Owned Cooperatives Get a Boost in Farm Bill
04/29/2008NCBA Announces Plan to Assist ACE Hardware Owners to Maintain its Cooperative Structure
04/16/2008NCBA Selects Consultant to Conduct Feasibility Study on Cooperative Equity Fund
03/20/2008NCBA's Annual Conference to Focus on Cooperatives as the Better Business Model During Cooperative Week in Washington, D.C.
03/17/2008NCBA Signs Agreement with NSAC to Provide Educational Benefit for Members
02/27/2008Paul Hazen to Address the CUNA Governmental Affairs Conference on How Cooperative Businesses Advocate for and Act as Business Partners for Credit Unions
02/08/2008Paul Hazen to Address U.N. On How Cooperative Businesses Generate Employment
10/25/2007Senate Committee Gives Boost to Cooperatives in Farm Bill
10/03/2007NCBA Awarded $8 million Gates Foundation Grant to Improve Lives & Expand Cotton Production in Mozambique
05/08/2007Veteran USDA Cooperative Business Specialist Appointed to Senior Post at Co-op Association
05/02/2007Recovering South Dakota Sen. Tim Johnson Honored for Support of Cooperative Business
02/05/2007NCBA: Administration Rhetoric on Rural Economic Development Doesn't Match its Budget
Key Grant Program for Rural Areas Flat-Funded
01/13/2007Statement of NCBA President Paul Hazen on Withdrawal of Lafayette FCU Conversion Plan
01/09/2007Statement of NCBA President & CEO Paul Hazen On the Withdrawal of the Vote Certification in Lafayette FCU Conversion
01/03/2007Statement of NCBA President & CEO Paul Hazen on 18-Vote Margin in Lafayette FCU Conversion Vote
10/25/2006U.S. Co-ops Are One-Fifth of New 'Global 300' Listing
10/18/2006NCBA Hails Selection of University of Wisconsin for Co-op Research Project
08/24/2006NCBA Strongly Opposes Conversion of Maryland Credit Union to Mutual Savings Bank
06/26/2006NCBA Thanks Senate Committee for Modest Boost in Grant Program & 2nd Year of Co-op Research Funding
05/30/2006NCBA Distributing Survival Kits to Indonesian Earthquake Victims; CDF Launches Relief Fund to Pay for Assistance
05/12/2006NCBA Thanks House Committee for Modest Boost in Grant Program and 2nd Year of Co-op Research Funding
05/11/2006Head of Purchasing Co-op Elected to Chair Board of Cooperative Business Association
05/10/2006NCBA Sets Conditions For Future Credit Union-To-Bank Conversions
04/06/2006National Summit to Cover Hottest Issues in Co-op Sector
03/27/2006Consumer Group Asks Feds to Close Co-op Data Gap, Better Fund Rural Grants Program
03/08/2006AG Secretary Johanns is Featured Speaker at May 3 Co-op Summit in Washington
03/03/2006Statement of NCBA President Paul Hazen on the Death of Harold Ostroff, Long-Time New York Cooperative Business Leader
02/27/2006NCBA Now Offers Complete Internet Domain Services to Cooperatives in the U.S. and Canada
02/06/2006NCBA Says Boost in Funds for Co-op Grant Program will Help Rural America
11/03/2005$500,000 for Comprehensive Co-op Economic Study Given Final Okay By Congress
11/02/2005NCBA Strongly Defends Credit Union Tax Exemption in Letter to Ways and Means Committee Members
09/28/2005NCBA Urges Agriculture Department to Create Co-op Research Capacity
09/26/2005Hazen Elected to Board of International Cooperative Association at Annual Meeting
09/22/2005Senate Votes Major Boost for Co-op Development Program, Okays Economic Impact Study
07/28/2005Need Capital? Learn How to Get it at Co-op Finance & Tax Seminar!
07/13/2005NCBA Signs 5-Year, $15 Million Agreement to Help Small Farmers in Zambia
07/01/2005Senate Committee Gives Funding Boost to International Co-op Economic Development Program
06/23/2005Hazen Calls Co-ops 'Force for Good' Around the World
NCBA Head Speaks to U.N. Panel Marking International Co-op Day
06/23/2005Senate Committee Votes Major Boost for Co-op Development Program, Okays Economic Impact Study
06/15/2005Minnesota Rep. Collin Peterson Honored For Support of Cooperative Business
06/09/2005Join Others on Co-op Directory as Part of International Cooperative Celebration
06/01/2005Veteran Lobbyist Appointed to Senior Post at Cooperative Business Association
05/25/2005House Committee Restores Cut In Funds For USDA's Key Co-op Development Program
But More Money Is Needed to Revitalize Rural America
05/17/2005NCBA Elects Board Members, Officers at 2005 Annual Meeting
Board honors three retiring board members
03/17/2005NCBA Governance Survey Now Available; Broad Participation By Co-ops Sought
02/07/2005NCBA Urges Increased Funding For Cooperative Development Centers
01/12/2005CDF Launches Tsunami Co-op Recovery Fund To Focus On Needs After 'Media Moves On'
National Cooperative Bank Makes $10,000 Pledge
01/05/2005Statement From NCBA President Paul Hazen On Assisting Victims of the South Asia Tsunamis
11/19/2004DotCoop Launches Directory of Active .Coop Internet Sites
11/19/2004DotCoop Launches Directory of Active .Coop Internet Sites
11/19/2004NCBA's Hazen Elected Board Chair of the U.S. Overseas Cooperative Development Council
11/18/2004NCBA Hires Senior Policy Adviser to Work on
Co-op Tax and Finance Issues
11/10/2004NCBA Opposes Plan to Strike Co-op Exclusion From FTC Franchise Rule
10/11/2004In a Major Victory for Co-ops, Congress Sends Repeal of the 'Triple Tax' to White House
President Expected to Sign Long-Awaited Measure
09/16/2004Co-op Month is Almost Here...Now is the Time to Check Out the Co-op Month Web Site!
09/15/2004DotCoop Welcomes Co-op as Registry Operator
Oxford, Swindon & Gloucester Co-operative Society Limited Purchases Poptel Internet Business
09/13/200419 NCBA Members Among 2004 Recipients of USDA Rural Co-op Development Grants
09/07/2004NCBA Urges International Accounting Board To Allow Co-ops to Classify Member Shares as Equity
08/25/2004NCBA Endorses Key Co-op & Housing Provisions of
Grassley's Rural Tax Incentive Bill
Caution Expressed on Subchapter T Changes,
New State Co-op Laws
07/12/2004NCBA Awarded Grant to Improve Democracy
06/18/2004Canadian Technology Services Provider, The Tech Co-op, Partners with NCBA to Promote .Coop in Canada
04/30/2004Well Known Co-op Expert & Academic Elected Chair of Cooperative Business Association Board
04/29/2004New York Rep. Maloney Honored for Consistent Support of Cooperative Business
04/29/2004North Dakota Sen. Bryon Dorgan Honored for Long-Standing Support of Cooperative Business
04/12/2004Missed Opportunity? .Coop Names Now Available
04/07/2004NCBA's International Program Wins $34 Million Contract
To Boost Farm Income in Mali
through Irrigation, Feed & Soil Improvements
04/05/2004NCBA Urges Vermont Co-ops to Counter Bankers'
Attack on Credit Unions
04/02/2004Organic Valley, Nation's Largest Organic Farmer Cooperative, Converts to .Coop Internet Address
National Food Brand to Adopt Cooperative-Only Domain in Marketing
03/18/2004Co-op Conversions Are Still Rare, But Economic Pressures to Demutualize Require Coordinate Response, Study Finds
03/15/2004Consumer Group Backs Better Disclosure, Democratic Voting When Co-ops Convert to Investor-Owned Businesses
02/20/2004NCBA Calls for Major New Federal Commitment
02/05/2004Africa/Caribbean Aid Expert Joins NCBA
01/12/2004Co-ops Gain First North American Option For
.Coop Registrations and Services
12/01/2003Nicaraguan Cattle Ranchers to Spend Six Days In
U.S. Capital Seeking Markets for Organic Beef
11/21/2003NCBA Regrets Demise of Energy Bill, Included
Elimination of Co-op 'Triple Tax'
11/19/2003NCBA Hails Elimination of Co-op 'Triple Tax' In
House-Passed Energy Conference Report
10/23/2003Three Co-op Leaders Named For Induction Into
Cooperative Hall of Fame
10/20/2003NCBA Awarded Dunlap Grant to Conduct Survey of
Co-op Governance Practices
10/01/2003Survey Reveals Growing Public Distrust of Investor-owned Corporations
Consumers Trust More Accountable Businesses, Prefer Cooperatives
01/30/2003NCBA Says Minnesota A.G. Effort Subverts
Democracy At Consumer-Owned HMO
10/23/2002NCBA Lauds USDA Grants To Co-ops
Nearly Half of Value-added Grants Go
To Farmer-owned Cooperatives