by support | Aug 19, 2016 | Community, Cooperative Principles, Rural Missouri
East Central College (ECC) in Union, in partnership with Crawford Electric Cooperative, was awarded a $1 million federal loan for rural workforce development. The loan, which was awarded to ECC by the Department of Agriculture’s Rural Economic Development and...
by support | Aug 15, 2016 | NRECA, Programs, Rural Electric, Rural Missouri, Youth Tour
A lot of names have been coined to describe the nation’s youth. You’ve probably heard of Generation X, Millennial Kids, Boomerangs and the Google Generation. These terms often seek to stereotype today’s youth as a generation that only cares for...
by support | Jul 29, 2016 | history, Rural Electric, Rural Missouri
Your Missouri Electric Cooperatives have a long and proud history. Just how old are Missouri’s Electric Cooperatives? Many of them date back to President Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal and to the establishment of the Rural Electrification Act (REA). At least five of...
by support | Jun 24, 2016 | Electricity, Rural Missouri, Safety
The Electric Shock Drowning (ESD) deaths of three swimmers at Lake of the Ozarks over Fourth of July weekend in 2012 made national news. The tragedies also inspired Missouri inventors to put products on the market that help alert swimmers to the presence of...
