- “University of Maine System seeks bids on food contract with local focus,” by Mary Pols, Portland Press Herald, August 31, 2015.
- “Workers in Maine Buy Out Their Jobs, Set an Example for the Nation,” Op-Ed by Rob Brown, Noémi Giszpenc, and Brian Van Slyke, Truthout, September 13, 2014. Re-published by Yes!, September 30, 2014.
- “Wardtown Mobile Home Cooperative becomes sixth resident-owned community in Maine,” by Kathleen McLaughlin, The Coastal Journal, June 11, 2015.
- “Retail Co-op: Maine Islanders Band Together to Preserve a Way of Life,” by Gloria J. LaBrecque, Cooperative Fund of New England, Communities & Banking, Summer 2015.
- “2015 is truly a booming co-op year,” interview by Amy Browne of Jessica Pooley, Rob Brown, and Jonah Fertig of CDI. WERU News Report 4/29/15.
- “Augusta conference tracks conversion of business to worker-owned cooperative,” by Betty Adams, Central Maine, April 25, 2015.
- “Residents in Augusta Turn Mobile Home Community Into Co-op,” interview by Amy Browne of Jessica Pooley, CDI Cooperative Development Specialist, about Deer Ridge, the fourth resident-owned community in Maine as of February 10, 2015. WERU News Report 3/11/15.
- “Island Employee Cooperative Receives CEI’s Sustaining Community Award“, Coastal Enterprises, Inc., March 10, 2015.
- Same story in Island Ad-Vantages, March 19, 2015.
- On the sale of Farrington’s Mobile Home Park in Burlington, VT:
- “Burlington mobile home owners explore co-op,” by April Burbank, Burlington Free Press, December 10, 2014.
- “Decisions begin for Burlington mobile home residents,” by April Burbank, Burlington Free Press, December 6, 2014. Includes interview with Andy Danforth.
- “Burlington’s Most Affordable Neighborhood Is… For Sale,” by Alicia Freese, Seven Days, November 26, 2014. Includes interview with Andy Danforth.
- “Burlington Mobile Home Park“, Jeremiah Ward interviewed by Brian Pine on the Burlington CEDO Show, Channel 17 CCTV, November 24, 2014.
- “Tenants to Buy Farrington’s Mobile Home Park,” by Zach Despart, Burlington Free Press, July 10, 2015.
- “Worker ownership an alternative to selling businesses to outside investors,” story and photos by Jordan Bailey, The Belfast Republican Journal, Oct 23, 2014.
- “Meet Jonah Fertig, jack of cooperative trades,” by Mary Pols, Portland Press Herald, March 22, 2015.
- “Vernon Interviews Noémi Giszpenc, Executive Director of Cooperative Development Institute,” Vernon Oakes, Everything Co-ops, WOL 1450 AM
- “Alliance for Democracy Downeast event highlights local worker cooperative,” by Jessica Brophy, Island Ad-Vantages/The Weekly Packet/Penobscot Bay Press, October 16, 2014.
- An article about a presentation by Rob Brown of Business Ownership Solutions and Alan White of the Island Employee Cooperative on the importance of shopping your values and supporting worker owned, local enterprise.
- “At More Mobile-Home Parks, A Greater Sense of Security,” by Loren Berlin, New York Times, March 16, 2011.
- “Resident-Owned Mobile Home Parks Foster Friendships,” by Elodie Reed, St. Albans Messenger, August 18, 2014. CDI provided pre-acquisition assistance to both featured resident-owned communities and continues to provide ongoing assistance.
- “Employee Owned Cooperatives Retain Local Businesses and Jobs“, August 8, 2014, interview by Ron Beard on Talk of the Towns, WERU, of Rob Brown, Director, Business Ownership Solutions, Cooperative Development Institute; Alan White, President, Island Employee Cooperative, Deer Isle; Mark Sprackland, Executive Director, Independent Retailers Shared Services Cooperative, and Jonah Fertig, founder, Cooperative Fermentation and Local Sprouts Cooperative.
- “Milton Mobile Home Co-op“, July 20, 2014, Cooperative Vermont‘s Matt Cropp and Eric Davis interview CDI’s Jeremiah Ward about the trend of mobile home residents cooperatively purchasing their mobile home parks that has been growing since the 1980s, and discuss the experience of the creation the Milton Mobile Home Co-op with resident board members Val Sicard and Karen White.
- “Co-op Development Action: Maine island community creates worker-owned co-op to retain local businesses, jobs“, by Rob Brown, Rural Cooperatives, July-August 2014, pp. 20-21.
- “Worker cooperative officially purchases Burnt Cove markets and V&S” by Jessica Brophy, Island Ad-Vantages, June 26, 2014.
- “Small Island, Big Cooperative” by Violeta Duncan, Community-Wealth.org, June 20, 2014.
- “WERU News Report, 6/18/14: …In Deer Isle-Stonington a landmark was achieved last week, with the formation of the largest worker-owned cooperative in the state… Today on the News Report we’re talking with some of the people involved in the process, to learn what went on behind-the-scenes, and how this model might be applied in other places to protect small local businesses.” by Amy Browne, WERU Community Radio, June 18, 2014.
- “Stonington employees buy 3 stores, creating largest worker co-op in Maine“, by Bill Trotter, Bangor Daily News, June 19, 2014. Be sure to read the very supportive comments from readers! Also reprinted in the June 24, 2014 Cooperative Business Journal.
- “Worker co-op buys three Stonington businesses, saves 62 jobs“, by James McCarthy, MaineBiz, June 18, 2014
- “Residents finalize mobile home park purchases“, by Matthew Ferreira, Middleboro Gazette, June 5, 2014
- “Small Business Path to Worker Cooperatives“, radio interview with Rob Brown by Meredith DeFrancesco on RadioActive, WERU, May 1, 2014
- “Richmond mobile home resident talk about ownership” by Shernay Williams, WMTW8abc, April 30, 2014
- “Twin Coach Estates purchase awaits action on adjacent mobile home park,” by Matthew Ferreira, Middleboro Gazette, April 26, 2014
- “The Worker Cooperative Movement Expands Into Maine“, part 2 of 2 in a series on employee ownership by Andy O’Brien, The Free Press, February 20, 2014
- “Food co-ops on the rise as Mainers seek local foods, buying power” by Lori Valigra, Mainebiz, March 10, 2014.
- “Co-op Business Starting Up in Worcester” by Amanda Robarge, Worcester Telegram & Gazette, April 14, 2014. Worcester Roots Project’s “We Own It” campaign to support the formation of new co-ops.
- “Four young farmers start Stone Soup Farm Co-op, on front of worker-owned farm trend” by Rebecca Everett, Daily Hampshire Gazette, April 14, 2014.
