Co-Op Watchdog Endorses Candidates
Hanover — A year after three reform-minded candidates joined the Hanover Consumer Cooperative Society’s Board of Directors, the same protest group they represent has endorsed five more contenders in April’s elections, where it potentially stands to gain a majority on the board. Ten candidates are running for five seats in the annual board election, which will take place throughout the month of April. Only six potential directors have...
Business Notes: March 6, 2016
Springfield, Vt. — The River Valley Workforce Investment Board will host the fifth annual River Valley Employment Fair on April 27, from 2-5 p.m., at Riverside Middle School, 13 Fairground Road, Springfield, Vt. The fair is aimed at connecting local job seekers with seasonal and permanent jobs in the area and to showcase resources and training programs designed to help job seekers, a news release from the Workforce Investment Board...
At the Hospitals: Feb. 7, 2016
Local Hospitals Release Community Health Needs Assessment Access to mental health care and affordable health insurance, prescription drugs prices, heroin and the misuse of pain medications are among the Upper Valley ’s most pressing health concerns, according to a report by local hospitals. The 2015 Community Health Needs Assessment is based on focus groups and surveys conducted over a five-month period last year by...
Outdoor Co-op REI Is Thriving, but Does It Have Members, or Shoppers?
Seattle — REI’s business acumen has taken it to lofty heights rarely seen by a retail cooperative. But as a record-low turnout in the latest annual election shows, REI’s original democratic fervor seems to have stayed at base camp. Members these days engage more via Twitter, Facebook or email. They behave more like customers than co-owners, underscoring how rapid growth has radically altered the relationship between members and a...
As Hewlett-Packard CEO, Fiorina Pushed Ahead — and Paid a Price
The University of Pennsylvania campus auditorium was half-empty when GOP presidential candidate Carly Fiorina strode onstage, smiling and waving with the same corner-office charisma she had showcased in hundreds of speeches around the world. The former chief executive of Hewlett-Packard had been invited to give a keynote address in November to a conference on American business — a topic she knew well, having spearheaded one of the...
