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coopers has agreed to pay $1.6 billion to settle claims by the US Department of Justice, the US Securities and Exchange Commission and other investors over the company’s failure to pay royalties for the seafood it marketed in California, Texas, Florida, New York, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and Florida, according to court documents.The settlement resolves a lawsuit…

The value of electric cooperatively owned utilities (ECUs) has grown significantly over the past several years.Coopers’ share of U.S. electric utilities grew from 3% to 21% between 2007 and 2013.These gains are not just due to increased competition in the marketplace, but also due to the growth of the number of cooperatives operating in the…

The co-ops in the states with the highest co-operative membership rates are all located in the Northeast.This is because a co co-opt is the most flexible form of government in the U.S. The coop system is based on property ownership and ownership of common resources, like land, water, and air.In the coop world, people who…