Local Initiatives
Co-op Owners Sign up to Take ActionPublished: April 16th, 2012
An electric cooperative in Florida has racked up some impressive numbers during a recent push to boost grassroots participation in a growing program within ACRE®, NRECA’s political action... Read more
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Ga. Co-ops Honor Deserving StudentsPublished: April 6th, 2012
A one-of-a-kind T-shirt making the rounds at some schools in rural Georgia is earning raves for some electric cooperatives in the state. Middle Georgia EMC, Vienna, is one of the latest co-ops to... Read more
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Observing a Milestone, Year-RoundPublished: April 4th, 2012
A 75th anniversary comes only once, but an electric cooperative in Iowa is planning to celebrate it all 365 days of next year. Access Energy Cooperative, Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, will turn 75 years old... Read more
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New Co-op Property Boosts DowntownPublished: March 28th, 2012
In construction, as in fashion, sometimes what’s old is new again. That was certainly the case with a major construction and renovation project recently dedicated by a South Dakota electric... Read more
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Miss. Co-op Aids Rail ProjectPublished: March 27th, 2012
A Mississippi electric cooperative has thrown its financial muscle behind an economic development project that will help move cargo throughout the region and beyond. Singing River EPA recently... Read more
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Clean Shaven for a Good CausePublished: March 23rd, 2012
A North Dakota electric cooperative’s commitment to pediatric cancer research is turning out bigger than ever this year, raising hundreds of thousands of dollars for research and fellowships that could... Read more
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Corporate Fitness Co-op StylePublished: March 21st, 2012
An Indiana electric cooperative is making a corporate fitness trainer available to its staff and their families under a co-op-sponsored wellness program. The response has been so great that some of the... Read more