APPENDIX A
RESOURCES: WHERE TO GO FOR HELP
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| AgriBank, Inc. | Gordon Foss
375 Jackson St. St. Paul, MN 55101-1850 612-282-8433 Fax: 612-282-8510 Gfoss@agribank.com |
AgriBank offers loan programs to farmers, farm management services, and strategic planning services. |
| Agricultural Resource Center
UW River Falls
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David Trechter
410 S. 3rd St River Falls, WI 54022-5001 715-425-3129 Fax: 715-425-4479 david.d.trechter@uwrf.edu |
The Agricultural Resource Center is a multidisciplinary group with a special emphasis on programming for agribusinesses, especially cooperatives. The Ag Resource Center provides valuable expertise in cooperative development. |
Beren, Rodenburg, & O'Conner
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Joel Dahlgren
519 Center St New Ulm, MN 56073 507-354-3161 Fax: 507-354-7297 |
An eight person law firm which represents the whole spectrum of cooperatives, especially new generation cooperatives. They deal with joint ventures, LLCs, federated coops, mergers and consolidations. They work on employee handbooks, credit policies, security interest, financing, and promissory notes. |
Blooming Prairie Warehouse, Inc.
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Sue Futrell, Marketing and Sales
Manager
2340 Heinz Road Iowa City, IA 52240-2602 319-337-6448 Fax:319-337-4592 |
Natural foods distributor serving food co-ops, buying clubs. Offer presentations on how to start a food buying club. |
Co-op Directory Services
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919 21st Avenue S
Minneapolis, MN 55404 612-332-0417 |
CDS will help people locate food co-op stores and good buying clubs throughout the United States. CDS will also give referrals for contacts who can provided information about organizing a food co-op store or food buying club. |
| CoBank | Deino Sather
11837 Miracle Hills Dr., Ste. 200 Omaha, NE 68154-4404 402-492-2015 Fax: 402-492-2001 |
Loan programs and specially tailored financial service, cash investment services, letters of credit, leasing services, and interest rate risk management services. |
Cooperative Auditing Service Inc.
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Doug Marshall, General Manager;
William Pohlman, Board President
1507 Tower Road Superior, WI 54880 715-394-5441 Fax: 715-394-5441 |
Provides accounting services to its members and patrons. Services include accounting advisory, audits, bookkeeping services, educational seminars, computer services for general ledger, patronage, and fixed asset, and corporate and individual tax preparation. |
Cooperative Development Foundation
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Judy Ziewacz
1401 New York Ave, NW Ste 1100 Washington, DC 20005-2160 202-638-6222 |
A tax-exempt public foundation serving cooperatives in the US. Its purpose is to promote economic development through cooperatives. |
Cooperative Development Services
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Rosemary Mahoney
Executive Director 30 W. Mifflin St #401 Madison, WI 53703-2558 608-258-4393 Fax: 608-258-4394 |
CDS is a non-profit organization that provides professional business development and planning services to cooperatives and communities in the Upper Midwest. CDS has conducted hundreds of cooperative, community and economic development projects in areas as diverse as housing, child care, business, environment, agriculture, & the arts. |
Cooperative Foundation
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William Nelson, President
PO Box 64047 St. Paul, MN 55164-0047 612-451-5481 Fax: 612-451-5073
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The Cooperative Foundation is a private foundation based in St. Paul. Operating in Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin, its mission is to support, encourage, promote, and expand cooperatives through research, teaching extension, and development. In recent years project support has been focused on the Midwest Cooperative Education, Research, and Extension Consortium, Cooperative Development Services, and the North Country Cooperative Development Fund. |
Cooperative Funding Corporation
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1401 Eye St, NW, Suite 700, Washington,
D.C. 20005
202-336-7788 Fax: 202-336-7659 http://www.ncb.com/day/a9c.htm |
Cooperative Funding Corporation, NCB's capital markets subsidiary, is primarily responsible for devising and managing so-called off-balance-sheet transactions. CFC has developed an ever-expanding network of external funding sources that are willing to underwrite cooperative ventures. |
Cooperative Housing Foundation
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8300 Colesville Rd.
Silver Spring, MD 20910 301-587-4700 |
The Cooperative Housing Foundation is a private, nonprofit organization working to improve the living conditions of families around the world through adequate housing and healthy environments in democratically governed communities. |
CUNA & Affliates
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Dan Mica, CEO
P.O. Box 431 Madison, WI 53701-0431 (800) 356-9655 Fax: (608) 231-4263 talk2us@cuna.org http://www.cuna.org/ |
CUNA is a trade association for credit unions. CUNA works with its member organizations to provide legislative and regulatory services, education and training, research, information and other services to credit unions. |
Doherty, Rumble & Butler
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2800 MN WTC, 30 East 7th St.
St. Paul, MN 55101 612-291-9333 |
Law firm providing legal services to co-ops, especially new generation farmer co-ops. |
Federated Youth Foundation
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David Erickson, Executive Director
30 W. Mifflin, Site 400 Madison, WI 53703 608-258-4400 Fax: 608-258-4407 |
A trade association that represents its members on legislative and regulatory issues. Also provide educational and technical programs. |
Foundation for Rural Housing,
Inc.
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4506 Regent St.
Madison, WI 53705 608-238-3448 |
FRHI is a nonprofit agency assisting rural people and rural communities address their housing needs. Rural Housing assists organizations and agencies develop new housing programs and generate the financial resources necessary. FRHI assists small communities to leverage funds, initiate senior and self-help housing projects, address water and wastewater problems and resolve local issues. |
Homestead Housing Center
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5500 Cenex Dr
Station 210 Inver Grove Heights, MN 55077 612-451-5568 |
Homestead Housing provides assistance in developing senior housing cooperatives. Homestead Cooperatives are designed for older adults in rural communities. Homestead Cooperatives include full-sized apartment homes, extensive community facilities, storage, attached garages, and gardens. |
ICA Group
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Jim Megson
20 Park Plaza Suite 1127 Boston, MA 02116 (617) 338-0010 |
The ICA Group is a "national nonprofit organization which seeks to create and save jobs through the development and strengthening of employee-owned and community-based businesses." |
Iowa Department of Economic Development,
Division of Community and Rural Development
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200 E. Grand Ave
Des Moines, IA 50309 515-242-4700 Fax 515-242-4809 info@ided.state.ia.us http://www.state.ia.us/government/ided/crd/index.html |
The role of the Division of Community and Rural Development is to provide technical assistance, training, and incentive grants to assist Iowa communities to respond to change, capitalize on opportunities and build organizational/physical infrastructure related to community and economic development. |
Iowa Institute of Cooperatives
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Larry D. Kallem, Exec. Director
2215 Elwood Dr., Suite 104 Ames, Iowa 50010 Tele. (515) 292-2667 FAX (515) 292-1672 http://www.iacoops.org/ |
IIC is the trade organization for cooperatives in the state of Iowa. The Institute has interests in the areas of legislation, education, financial and management consulting and new cooperative development. The Institute will either provide or assist interested groups in obtaining the help they need to form new cooperatives or strengthen existing ones. |
Iowa Small Business Development
Centers
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Iowa State University
College of Business Administration 137 Lynn Avenue Ames, IA 50014-7126 515-292-6351 (In state) 800-373-7232 |
The Small Business Resource Office provides information on managerial, technical, and financial assistance to impact the decision making process. |
Learning Institute for Nonprofit
Organizations
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6314 Odana Rd, Suite 1
Madison, WI 53719 800-214-8326
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The Learning Institute for Nonprofit Organizations is using a variety of technologies to provide nation-wide access to education, information, tools and networking volunteers at the local and national level. They have developed an educational curriculum that focuses on the needs of nonprofit board members, volunteers, and staff members. Each program will build upon the previous offering as opposed to being a disjointed collection of educational offerings. |
Lottsa Financial Services
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Scott Beers
400 19th Avenue South Minneapolis, MN 55454 612-338-7459 Fax: 612-338-7460 |
Scott Beers consults in financial planning, analysis, and systems design, with a specialty in consumer cooperatives. |
Minnesota Association of Cooperatives
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Allen Gerber, President
30 E. 7th St, Suite 1720 St Paul, MN 55102 612-228-0213 http://www.mncoop.org/ |
MAC is a non-profit association that promotes the common interest of cooperatives. MAC works in three areas: legislation affecting cooperatives at the state and federal levels of government; improving member and public understanding of cooperatives through education; and improving attitudes about cooperatives through public relations activities. |
Minnesota Department of Agriculture,
Marketing Division
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Ralph Groschen, Director
90 W Plato Blvd St Paul, MN 55107 612-297-1291 |
The Marketing Division of the Department serves the agricultural community by identifying and expanding markets and uses for Minnesota farm products. |
Minnesota Department of Trade
& Economic Development
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121 E 7th Place
St. Paul, MN 55101 612-424-1020 |
Identifies sources of financing and start up requirements |
Minnesota Rural Partners
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Marcie McLaughlin, Executive Director
328 Steward Hall, St. Cloud University, St. Cloud, MN 56301-4498 320-255-3834 Fax: 320-654-5198 http:condor.stcloud.msus.edu/~mnrp/ |
Through an information-based,
learning-while-doing approach, MRP addresses complex rural issues including:
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Minnesota Small Business Development
Centers
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Department of Trade and Economic
Development
500 Metro Square 121 Seventh Place East St. Paul, MN 55101-2146 http://www.dted.state.mn.us/busasst/smbus/devctr.html
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Small Business Development Center provides counseling to small businesses throughout the state on topics like business planning, capital formation, financial projections and loan packaging, accounting and record keeping, market research and analysis, process improvement, technology transfer, exporting, procurement. |
| Mutual Service Fund of the
MSI Insurance Foundation
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Jim Van Houten, CEO
PO Box 64035 St. Paul, MN 55164 612-631-7053 http://www.msi-insurance.com/ |
The MSI Insurance Foundation established the Mutual Service Fund in the mid-70s to demonstrate its commitment to cooperatives and the cooperative movement. Since that time, the Fund has awarded more than a million dollars in grants supporting projects and programs that encourage cooperative education and development. Mutual Service Fund grants are reviewed by a committee of the MSI Board of Directors and awarded annually each fall. Deadline for grant submission is June 30 each year. |
National Assn. of Housing Co-ops
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1614 King St.
Alexandria, VA 22314 703-549-5201 |
The National Association of Housing Cooperatives is a non-profit, national federation of organizations and individuals who promote the interests of cooperative housing communities. NAHC members include housing cooperatives, regional associations of housing cooperatives, professionals, non-profit groups, government agencies, and interested individuals. |
National Center for Employee Ownership
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2201 Broadway Suite 807
Oakland, CA 94612 510-272-3854 http://www.nceo.org/ |
NCEO is a private, non-profit membership and information organization. Supported by its members and services, the NCEO serves as the leading source of accurate, unbiased information on employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs), employee stock options, and other forms of employee ownership. |
National Coop Bank<./a>
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Barry Silver
1401 Eye St, NW, Suite 700 Washington, DC 20005-2204 202-336-7700
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The National Cooperative Bank provides financial and advisory services to cooperatives, including Commercial lending, mortgage lending, and capital markets. |
National Co-op Bank Development
Corporation (NCBDC)
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Annie Donovan
1401 Eye St, NW, Suite 700, Washington, D.C. 20005 202-336-7680 Fax: 202-336-7804 http://www.ncb.com/s&a/s&aprof1.html |
Its mission is to assist with the creation and support of cooperatives throughout the country. Structured as a non-profit affiliate of National Cooperative Bank, NCBDC develops new markets, primarily for low-income populations. |
National Co-op Business Assn.
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Paul Hazen
CEO 1401 New York Ave, NW, Ste 1100 Washington, DC 20005-2160 202-638-6222 |
NCBA is a national cross-industry membership and trade association representing cooperatives. NCBA's membership includes cooperative businesses in the fields of housing, health care, finance, insurance, child care, agricultural marketing and supply, rural utilities and consumer goods and services as well as associations of cooperatives. |
National Co-op of Health Networks
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Jan Bastian
Montana Health Network 115 7th St., Ste. 160, Miles City, MT 59301 Jan (406) 232-1420 http://www2.ruralhealth.org/nchn/ |
NCHN is to champion cooperative ventures among healthcare providers serving communities throughout the United States. |
National Council of Farmer Cooperatives
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David Graves; Pres. and CEO
50 F Street, NW, Suite 900 Washington, DC 20001 202-626-8700 http://www.ncfc.org/ |
A trade association representing farmer-owned cooperatives. Provides legislative services and education/training support. |
| National Rural Electric Co-op
Assn.
Economic Development Division
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Glenn English, CEO
4301 Wilson Blvd. Arlington, VA 22203-1860 Email: nreca@nreca.org 202-857-9562 202-857-4877 http://www.nreca.org/ |
NRECA is the national service organization dedicated to representing the interests of cooperative electric utilities and the consumers they serve. NRECA has been an advocate for consumer-owned cooperatives on energy and operational issues as well as rural community and economic development. |
National Telephone Co-op Assn.
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Ann Weinber; Michael Brunner
2626 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20037 202-298-2300 http://www.ntca.org/ |
Serves small and rural telephone
cooperatives and commercial companies.
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NCBA's CLUSA Institute for Cooperative Development
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John Gauci, Executive Director
1401 New York Avenue, NW Ste 1100 Washington, DC 20005 202-638-6222 Fax: 202-638-1374 info@ncba.org www.cooperative.org |
The function of the CLUSA institute is to act as a catalyst to build and sustain partnerships among cooperatives, organizations and institutions who share the principles and values of the cooperative system; and to promote economic, social and human development through cooperatives in the U.S. and overseas. |
North American Students of Cooperatives
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Hilary Greer, Executive Director
PO Box 7715 Ann Arbor, MI 48107 313-663-0889 http://www.umich.edu/~nasco/index.html |
US/Canada student housing cooperative
organization. Links student cooperatives, provides training, and works
to strengthen and expand student cooperatives.
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North Central Regional Center
for Rural Development
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Cornelia Butler Flora
Iowa State University 317 East Hall Ames, Iowa 50011-1070 515-294-8321 |
The mission of the NCRCRD is to initiate and facilitate rural development research and education programs to improve the social and economic well-being of rural people in the region. |
North Country Cooperative Development
Fund
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Margaret Lund, Manager
1219 University Ave, SE, Minneapolis, MN 55414 612-331-9103 ncdf@bitstream.net |
NCDF is a member controlled loan fund which develops cooperative enterprise in the Upper Midwest. NCDF makes loans to cooperative enterprises and nonprofit organizations operating as cooperatives in amounts ranging from $1,000 to $100,000. NCDF's lending emphasis has been on consumer and worker cooperatives. |
North Farm Cooperative
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204 Regas Road
Madison, Wisconsin 53714 Phone: 608-241-2667 nfcoop@northfarm-coop.com http://www.northfarm-coop.com/ |
North Farm Cooperative is a regional distributor providing high quality, natural products and grocery items to members and non-members. Offer presentations on how to start a food buying club. |
Ohio Employee Ownership Center
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John Logue, Director
Kent State University P.O. Box 5190 309 Franklin Hall Kent, OH 44242-0001 Voice: 330.672.3028 Fax: 330.672.4063 http://www.kent.edu/oeoc/ |
OEOC is a nonprofit, university-based program providing outreach,information, and preliminary technical assistance to Ohio employees and business owners interested in exploring employee ownership. OEOC also provides ownership training on a single and multi-company basis to existing employee owned firms. |
Rural Finance Authority
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Gene Huguson
Commissioner of AG MN Dept of Ag 90 W Plato Blvd St Paul, MN 55107 612-297-3557 |
Guaranteed loan programs for farmers-owned processing plants were added to the portfolio of the Minnesota Legislature in 1994. |
St. Paul Bank for Cooperatives
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Dennis Johnson, President
375 Jackson St St Paul, MN 55101 612-282-8200 http://www.spbc.com/ |
Assists and finances New Generation cooperatives. |
University of California Center
for Cooperatives
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Mahlon Lang, Director
University of California Davis, CA 95616 916-752-2408 Fax: 916-752-5451 |
Provides director education, research, technical assistance and public education on cooperatives. |
| University of Wisconsin
Center for Cooperatives
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Dr. Robert A. Cropp, Director
427 Lorch St Madison, WI 53706 608-262-3981 Fax: 608-262-3251 http://www.uwcc.wisc.edu/ |
The UWCC's Mission is to study and promote cooperative action as a means of meeting the economic and social needs of people. The Center works in rural and urban settings in Wisconsin, the US and internationally. It develops, promotes, and coordinates educational programs, technical assistance and research on the cooperative form of business. |
University of Wisconsin Center
for Community Economic Development
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Ron Shaffer, Director
1327 University Ave Madison, WI 53706 608-265-8140 |
Creates, applies and transfers multidisciplinary knowledge to help people understand community change and identify opportunities. The Center's existing relationship to extension personnel and local development interests will facilitate involvement in training and project activities. |
USDA Rural Business and Cooperative
Development Service
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Randall Torgerson
Cooperative Services PO Box 3250 Washington, DC 20250-3250 202-720-3350 Fax: 202-690-2750 |
Cooperative Services provides technical assistance, conducts cooperative-related research, and produces information products to promote public understanding of cooperatives. Also provide loans and grants. |
USDA Rural Development
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David Gibson
4949 Kirschling Court Stevens Point, WI 54481 715-345-7676 Fax: 715-345-7669 |
Provide the Rural Cooperative Development grants, Business & Industry Direct, Rural Economic Development loans and grants. Help with market research, feasibility analysis, business plans, financial analysis/projections, financial packaging, marketing assistance, financial management. |
Volunteers in Overseas
Coop. Assistance (VOCA)
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Donald Cohen, Director;
50 F Street NW #1075
Washington, DC 20001 800-929-8622
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VOCA, a private, nonprofit organization, sends qualified professional abroad to provide short-term specialized technical assistance to developing world cooperatives, private sector agricultural enterprises and government agencies upon request |
Wisconsin Business Innovation
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Mark Mueller
Business Innovation Services 1400 S. River St Spooner, WI 54801 715-635-2197 Fax: 715-635-7262 nwrpc@centuryinter.net |
Fosters the formation and growth of technology-based enterprises with a particular focus on rural areas of Wisconsin. Identified as the key facilitator in a technology transfer agreement with the Agricultural Research Service, the Wisconsin Business Innovation Corporation is developing a network of business enterprise centers in Wisconsin and is developing financial capital sources for technology transfer and commercialization. |
Wisconsin Credit Union League
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Charles Sullivan, President &
CEO
N25 W23131 Paul Rd Pewaukee, WI 53072-5779 800-242-0833 Fax: 414-549-7722 http://www.wcul.org/ |
Trade association for Wisconsin credit unions. It provides legislative and regulatory services, education and training, research, information and other services to credit unions. |
Wisconsin Department of Ag, Trade,
& Consumer Protection
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PO Box 8911
Madison, WI 53708-8911 WI Farm Center, Jeanne Meier 608-224-5051 Fax: 608-265-3459
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Sustaining the vitality of agriculture is an integral part of the Department's broader mission to ensure safe and wholesome food, protect consumers, secure the food chain from the earth to the consumer, and preserve land, water and plant resources. The Department's partnership role will be to offer development program assistance to projects. |
Wisconsin Department of Commerce
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Roger Nacker
123 W. Washington Ave PO Box 7970 Madison, WI 53707 608-266-1386 Fax: 608-267-2829 |
Provides financial and technical assistance to dairy farmers, agribusinesses and entrepreneurial companies in rural counties. Wisconsin Department of Commerce has been active in the Rural Development Partnership, which focuses on improving resources and opportunities for the state's rural communities. |
Wisconsin Federation of Cooperatives
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Rod Nilsestuen, CEO & President
W. Mifflin St, Suite 401 Madison, WI 53703 608-258-4400 Fax: 608-258-4407 WisFedCoop@aol.com |
A statewide trade association representing several hundred Wisconsin cooperatives of all kinds, including agricultural cooperatives, credit unions and rural electric cooperatives. |
| Wisconsin Housing & Economic Development Authority | Gene Weitlenhiler
1 S Pinckney St, Suite 500 PO Box 1728 Madison, WI 53701-1728 266-7884 ext 627, 800-334-6873 Fax: 608-267-1099 |
WHEDA provides low-interest, fixed rate financing for the purchase or improvement of homes by low- and moderate-income individuals. WHEDA also offers a variety of guarantees on loans that private lenders provide to small businesses and agricultural operations. |
Wisconsin Rural Development Center
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Bill Wenzel, Executive Director
216 W. Main St Mt Horeb, WI 53572 608-437-5971 Fax: 608-437-5972 |
WRDC is a nonprofit organization comprised of family farmers, environmentalists, church leaders, consumers, and rural activists. It promotes social and economic justice in rural Wisconsin; to protect rural natural resources; and to activate an effective voice for rural citizens. |
Wisconsin Rural Partners Inc
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Kelly Haverkampf, Executive Director
45 N Charter St Madison, WI 53715 608-265-4525 Fax: 608-265-3459 Haverkampf@admin.uwex.edu |
WRP’s mission is to develop collaborative alliances to advocate for and enhance our state's rural human, natural and economic resources. WRP is a formal, managed network which acts as the state's rural development council and actively participates in the National Rural Development Partnership. |
Wisconsin Small Business Development
Center
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Grainger Hall
975 University Ave Madison, WI 53706-1323 608-263-2221 Fax: 608-263-0818 http://144.92.126.35/WSBDC/FRAMES/frwsbdc.htm |
The SBDC provides an array of programs, counseling, special initiatives, research and publications. Business management education programs are offered at a fee. Eau Claire 715-836-5811; Green Bay 920-465-2089; Kenosha 414-595-2189; LaCrosse 608-785-8782; Madison 608-263-2221; Milwaukee 414-227-3240; Oshkosh 920-424-1453; Stevens Point 715--346-3838; Whitewater 414-472-3217 |
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