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Rochester Takes Startup Approach to Worker Cooperatives

by Deonna Anderson

A new nonprofit with a goal to support the creation of more worker cooperatives in Rochester, New York, touted its first achievement in April. The nonprofit, the Market Driven Community Corporation (MDCC), announced that a brand-new cooperative, ENEROC, landed a deal to install LED lighting at Rochester General Hospital…read more 

Publication date: 2017-04-24
Parent publication: Next City
Publication URL: Rochester Takes Startup Approach to Worker Cooperatives
by Deonna Anderson

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