Austin Becoming ‘Hotbed of the Cooperative Economy’

(Community Matters) In the Austin American Statesman

The metro area is now home to 67 cooperatives that generate almost $1.2 billion in annual revenue, according to data compiled by Cooperation Texas. They include everything from credit unions to housing co-ops, and from Wheatsville (the state’s only food co-op) to the sprawling electric cooperatives outside the city.