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A Word from the General Manager
08/30/2024 - Robert Taylor

Only 20 days until the election opens.  The Common Ground Board of Directors and Round Up For Good election! This year we have nine outstanding candidates for board positions, including two incumbent candidates.

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A Word from the Board of Directors
04/29/2024 - Robert Taylor

As we enter May, the Board has now completed more than half of the board year.  With this, we need to start thinking about the fall election for board directors.

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A Word from the Board of Directors
12/04/2023 - Robert Taylor

Early in November, the Board held our annual retreat. As I wrote in last month’s newsletter, this is our annual opportunity to set our goals and priorities.  It was a great day with energy flowing and a list of topics for this year. 

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A Word from the Board of Directors
11/01/2023 - Robert Taylor

Greetings fellow owners and welcome to November! Recently I returned from a trip to Japan with the last week being in Hokkaido, the northern island.  It is incredibly beautiful. Hokkaido is smaller in area than the State of Illinois. In addition to the natural beauty of the island, there is also

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A Word from the Board of Directors
07/03/2023 - Robert Taylor

Hello Owners! Now that half the year has passed and we enter July, planning for two of our most important annual events is upon us: the annual Meeting of Owners (MOO) and Board elections. 

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A Word from the Board of Directors
01/02/2023 - Robert Taylor

Happy New Year and welcome to 2023!  And an interesting way to start the year weather-wise, at least as I look at the 4-day forecast as I write this article.  Barely a week out of our polar vortex with wind chills of -30, we may be seeing a high in the mid-50’s on New Year’s Day.  

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NCG Guest Speaker
07/28/2022 - Robert Taylor

In last month's newsletter I mentioned the Board of Directors have a focal area around food inflation. We are kicking off our discussions on this with a special guest at the August board meeting. Tony Alongi from National Co+op Grocers (NCG) will present on Inflation in Grocery and Co-ops.

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2022 Board of Directors Elections
06/30/2022 - Robert Taylor

We made it through the first six months of the year and July is here! That means it is time for us to open our annual application process for the Board of Directors election. This year we will have four director spots up for election. Read on to learn what it means to serve on the Co-op Board.

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2021 Owner Election Results
09/30/2021 - Robert Taylor

October 1st brings with it the kick-off of a new Board of Director year.  But before we start the new one, we close out the previous one that wraps up with our MOO or Meeting of Owners.  We held...

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