October is National Cooperative Month.

ACE Hardware Corporation, REI, Land O’Lakes and Jackson EMC all share something in common: We’re all cooperatives. Cooperatives are businesses owned by their members, like you. 
 

We may be in different industries, but we all share a passion for serving our members and helping our communities thrive. 
 

As one of 30,000 member-owned cooperatives nationwide, Jackson EMC is in good company to commemorate National Cooperative Month. We’re one of 895 electric cooperatives serving 42 million consumers in the U.S. 

Did You Know? 
• Credit unions, like Navy Federal Credit Union, are cooperatives. Go Energy Financial Credit Union was established by employees of electric membership cooperatives in Georgia. 
• Some well-known food brands, such as Land O’Lakes, Welch’s, Ocean Spray, Blue Diamond and Florida’s Natural are farmer-owned cooperatives. 
• Ace Hardware Corporation is a retailer-owned co-op with more than 5,000 stores around the world. 
• REI is the nation’s largest consumer co-op with more than 78,000 members. Consumer co-ops are owned by their customers.