A Q&A with Co-op Worker Owners in Appalachia

Appalachia Cooperates Initiative: A Q&A with Co-op Worker Owners in Appalachia (August 14, 2024)

Panelist Speakers: Grace Corbin & Josh Brown, Casa Nueva Restaurant & Cantina, Octavia Corden, Phat Daddy's on Da Tracks, and Mavery Davis, New Economy Works West Virginia. 

Curious about how worker cooperatives actually work? Grace Corbin and Josh Brown, worker owners and board members with Casa Nueva Cantina, Phat Daddy’s On Da Tracks’ co-founder and worker-owner Octavia Corden, and Mavery Davis with New Economy Works West Virginia, share their experiences building and governing their worker-owned restaurants in Athens, Ohio, and Charleston, West Virginia, respectively.  

Read more about the program in a blog post from the CFAES Center for Cooperatives.  

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