Sys-ConMedia reports 29,000 cooperative businesses nationwide will be represented when 150 leaders of the National Cooperative Business Association (NCBA) gather at the White House May 4 with top policy makers to discuss their roles in job creation and business development in their communities. Liz Bailey, CEO of NCBA says cooperatives generate two million jobs each year. Cooperative success stories will be a highlight of the gathering. One of the presenters will be ROC (Resident-owned Communities) USA LLC, which helps homeowners in MHCs cooperatively purchase the land beneath their homes. ROC’s goal is to ensure affordable housing for low to moderate-income people and enable them to build wealth. ROC has helped take 110 communities to self-ownership. U.S. cooperatives account for more than $3 trillion in assets, over $500 billion in total revenue and $25 billion in wages and benefits. Paul Bradley, president of ROC USA, is a contributor to MHProNews.com.
