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How 3 cities are building equitable local economies through employee ownership

Cities across the U.S. are adding employee ownership to their toolkit.  Why?  Many leaders are recognizing the benefits of employee ownership as a strategy to: Retain local businesses, jobs, and tax base as more than half of local business owners are nearing retirement and without many options to sell their business.   Provide meaning pathways to

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WISE-LA & WISE-Virtual: Solidarity Economy Teach-In

“Solidarity Economy” refers to cooperative economic practices that aspire towards building a more democratic, just, and sustainable world. At this virtual teach-in we will profile impact organizations across the U.S. ranging from grassroots to more developed, anchor institutions; provide insights on the solidarity economy landscape in each of the organization’s respective places; and provide suggestions

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