GUEBERT: Creaming the co-op
November 8, 2012 in The Daily Republic
Sometimes it takes a newspaper’s ink-stained thumb to right the scale of justice, and no newspaper has a bigger, inkier thumb than the New York Times. Continue Reading
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SD House OKs tax change for rural electric co-ops
February 25, 2012 in The Daily Republic
PIERRE The state House of Representatives voted Friday in strong support of changing the tax system for rural electric cooperatives in South Dakota by taking price out of calculation. Continue Reading
Wheat Growers co-op in Dakotas buys S.D. precision agronomy company
February 22, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald
The Aberdeen-based Wheat Growers co-op did not give the purchase price for MZB Technologies. Wheat Grower CEO Dale Locken says the co-op plans to further develop the company’s agriculture software and precision farming system.
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SD rural electric co-ops look to cut tax hikes
January 31, 2012 in The Daily Republic
The change sought by the co-ops would levy a tax per kilowatt-hour sold. Price of electricity would be taken out of the equation. Continue Reading
American Crystal: Still acting in spirit of co-op?
January 15, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald
As the lockout drags on, some question whether American Crystal Sugar is more concerned with the bottom line than with the community ideals of a co-op. The answer has something to do with its evolution. Continue Reading
2011 very good year for largest U.S. cooperative
January 4, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald
Yet despite the good times, there’s some restlessness these days at Minnesota-based CHS. Its farmer-owners see the world of agriculture changing in dramatic ways, and the co-op is scrambling to meet the challenge. Continue Reading
Minnesota leads nation in cooperatives
October 19, 2011 in Grand Forks Herald
A national survey Tuesday said Minnesota is home to four of the Top 10 cooperatives in the nation. Three others — American Crystal Sugar among them — also made the Top 100 list released by NCB, a bank for cooperatives. Continue Reading
Minnesota leads nation in cooperatives
October 19, 2011 in Grand Forks Herald
A national survey Tuesday said Minnesota is home to four of the Top 10 cooperatives in the nation. Three others — American Crystal Sugar among them — also made the Top 100 list released by NCB, a bank for cooperatives. Continue Reading
Minnesota leads nation in cooperatives
October 19, 2011 in Grand Forks Herald
A national survey Tuesday said Minnesota is home to four of the Top 10 cooperatives in the nation. Three others — American Crystal Sugar among them — also made the Top 100 list released by NCB, a bank for cooperatives. Continue Reading
Union seeks to resume negotiations with American Crystal
October 10, 2011 in Grand Forks Herald
New union proposals to offer ‘substantial’ movement, labor spokesman saysThe union representing 1,300 locked out American Crystal Sugar Co. workers plans this week to contact the federal mediator assigned to the case to request a negotiating session with company management – an attempt to end a lockout that has stretched on for more than 70 days.
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