Ward Lumber Transitions Ownership to Employees

Workers from Ward Lumber in front of their Jay, NY location

You can also watch this short video that tells the ownership transition story: Ward Lumber Transitions to  Employee Ownership FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: Rob Brown, Director, Business Ownership Solutions, Cooperative Development Institute (CDI) (207) 233-2987 or rbrown@cdi.coop Alex Pond, Worker-owner, Ward Lumber (518)

Island Community in Maine Creates Worker-Owned Cooperative to Retain Local Businesses and Jobs

  For Immediate Release 6/17/2014 Contact: Rob Brown, Director, Cooperative Development Institute’s Business Ownership Solutions program, 207-233-2987, rbrown@cdi.coop Island Community in Maine Creates Worker-Owned Cooperative to Retain Local Businesses and Jobs Deer Isle and Stonington, ME, June 17, 2014–Employees of