Sentences with phrase «cooperative business association»

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A co-operative (also known as co-op, cooperative or coop) is an autonomous association of people united voluntarily to meet their common economic, social and cultural needs and aspirations through a jointly owned and democratically controlled business.

In most cases they have overcome both political fragmentation and government overload by replacing their old governmental bureaucracies with an innovative and effective form of governance: coalitions (composed of business, government, nonprofits, universities, neighborhood and minority associations, and religious groups) that develop a cooperative agenda to improve the city and that assume many of the city government's traditional functions (economic development, long - term planning, educational reform, even care of the homeless), and that also operate like political parties of yore (providing the point of access for new groups and a public realm for discourse, debate, and negotiation concerning matters of the common good).

The increase is expected in the light of a planned consolidation between Japan's dairy cooperatives and associations, following a disastrous few years for the dairy business.

Vinexpo New York will feature wine and spirits producers, national groups, trade associations and organizations, wine cooperatives, related products, import / export businesses and other industry groups.

Wine merchants, still and sparkling wine and spirits producers, trade associations and organisations, wine cooperatives, related products, import / export businesses etc... Wine and spirits industry players worldwide are invited to showcase their talents and innovations at the unmissable wine industry event: Vinexpo Bordeaux 2017.

However a more positive assessment was offered by Michael Parkinson, Professor of Urban Affairs at John Moores University: although he had been sceptical in the 1980s, by 1997 he had come to feel that ministers assigned to regions, the development of housing associations and cooperatives, and the channelling of government money through business - led agencies rather than through local government.

Sullivan & Ward, P.C. is a West Des Moines, Iowa law firm providing legal services to business entities, rural electric and telephone cooperative associations and individuals.

We have decided to form our cooperative under the state's legal business structure for Cooperative Associations (RCW 23.86), and are currently in the process of drafting our Articles of Association and our Bylaws.

Abilene, TX About Blog The Permian Basin Petroleum Association is a non-profit organization for the promotion of business efficiency and the betterment of Permian Basin oil business through cooperative efforts and the exchange of ideas.

As we discussed at the conference, antitrust is especially relevant to real - estate professionals because (1) competitor brokers both compete and cooperate on a daily basis; (2) prices, and commission splits, are often announced and well - known; (3) there is a history of tension and battles between a traditional business model and new business models (this can create antitrust litigation in any market); (4) associations and cooperative Multiple - Listing Services (MLS) play large roles in the industry; (5) US antitrust enforcers, like the Department of Justice, have seriously scrutinized the real - estate industry.