Today’s consumers increasingly want to buy products and services from purpose-driven organizations that contribute to the greater good. That’s one of the benefits some 42 million Americans receive as members of electric cooperatives.
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Communication is a cornerstone of our cooperative. It is important to Tri-State that we not only serve our members’ needs but also build and maintain strong relationships with our member systems.
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As families and friends gather to celebrate Thanksgiving and the beginning of the holiday season, and as a strong fall snowstorm brought challenging weather and needed moisture to the plains, I’m reminded of the gratitude that courses throughout our communities and the cooperative business model.
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Tri-State exists to serve our members and communities, and I can’t think of a better time to celebrate those community connections than during National Co-op Month in October.
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Each day, in communities across the West, we wake up and pretty quickly begin our powered lives – flipping on light switches, pulling breakfast fro