The Energy Co-op, a cooperative energy provider based in Philadelphia, announced last week that it hired a new executive director, Glenn Smith. Although Smith, a Bucks County native with over 15 years of experience in the energy sector, started two weeks ago, his predecessor, Jossi Fritz-Mauer, is staying on until the spring to help with […]

This article originally appeared in the Philadelphia Business Journal here.  In the mid-2000s, High School Road in Elkins Park, Pa., was virtually desolate. The shuttered Ashbourne Market was dilapidated and empty storefronts lined the street. A pharmacy shut its doors. An ice cream shop also went under. While Elkins Park has always been a well-to-do […]

The Philadelphia Area Cooperative Alliance (PACA) has elected its first board of directors, marking another milestone for the growing cooperative member association. “We have an incredibly diverse board, representing the diversity of our local co-op movement,” said Peter Frank, the recently hired executive director of PACA. PACA was launched by group of local co-op professionals to […]