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Jul 7, 2012   |    comments   • Share   • Print   • - A A A +
PORTLAND, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- A cooperative is often decribed
as an organization or business that is owned and managed by the
people who use its services, or the people who work there. It's
a term that describes some credit unions, but it often refers to
farmer cooperatives. Co-ops have helped save a number of small
businesses survive the diving economy. It's a practice that has
even helped businesses thrive... Businesses like Cabot.  Members
of the Cabot Creamery Cooperative helped raise awareness of the
benefits of co-ops with an east coast tour ending today in
Portland.  The group made a number of different stops to pass
along the message of how helpful co-ops can be to the nation's
economy.  Following along, were 3 bicyclists... Making the
23-hundred mile trek to celebrate the volunteers that help keep
co-ops running.  Cabo