Posts by Conor McFarland

GreenTree Co-op Market launched their new location as an anchor tenant of 410 W Broadway St, a mixed-use development in Mt. Pleasant’s downtown center, immediately to the west of City Hall. According to the City of Mt. Pleasant, efforts have…Read More

Stop and Compare, an independent supermarket with locations in Lynn and Chelsea, Massachusetts, is a family-owned and operated neighborhood supermarket formed in 1996 by Cuban immigrants Al and Betty Calvo with the goal of “connecting culture and community through authentic…Read More

Big Duck is a boutique consulting shop that works exclusively with nonprofit clients, supporting them with branding, fundraising, and awareness-based campaigns. Originally founded in Brooklyn, NY in 1994 by Sarah Durham, the worker cooperative will have 13 initial worker-owners. The…Read More

Evanston Development Cooperative (EDC) is a worker-owned cooperative providing design-build services in Evanston, IL, with a focus on construction of accessory dwelling units (ADUs) or “coach houses”. EDC was launched in 2018 with a vision of building affordable, sustainable housing,…Read More

LEAF’s Elevate Small Business team has been awarded a grant of $100,000 for the provision of technical assistance to both current and prospective minority, women, and veteran-owned businesses that contract with the Massachusetts Gaming Commission. Our team will engage with…Read More