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Three Chetek co-ops merge to form Chetek Cooperatives Inc
Three Chetek area co-ops in Barron County consolidate on November 1. Chetek Co-op Services Equity Co-op Produce Association and Equity Oil Co-op will combine into Chetek Cooperatives Inc creating a supermarket fuel co op and a hardware feed seed and fertilizer co op. The move unites 500 stockholders in all three and 1100 in two, with 77 to 88 percent approval. The new entity preserves 35 full time jobs and centralizes bookkeeping payroll and membership records while maintaining managers. Willard Knutson will chair the new board with Roy Dodge Arlie Bergen and Jean Ebler in officer roles. Directors from each co op form the board for balanced governance.
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Chetek Cooperatives Inc
Chetek Co-op Services
Equity Co-op Produce Association
Equity Oil Co-op
Wisconsin
Equity Co-op
New Chetek Cooperatives Inc
Willard Knutson
Roy Dodge
Arlie Bergen
Jean Ebler