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| Company type | Cooperative association |
|---|---|
| Industry | Cooperative Business Association, International Development |
| Founded | March 18, 1916 |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | United States |
Key people | Doug O'Brien, President & CEO |
Number of employees | HQ: 75 Worldwide: 700+ |
| Website | ncba |
The National Cooperative Business Association (NCBA) is a United States membership organization for cooperatives, which are businesses that are jointly owned and democratically controlled.
The association was founded in 1916 as the Cooperative League of the United States of America. Its founding president was medical doctor James Peter Warbasse, who served in that role until 1941.[1]
NCBA members include some well-known United States consumer brands, such as Ace Hardware, Nationwide Insurance, Cabot Creamery, Organic Valley, Land O'Lakes, and CHS Inc.
- ^ "Dr. James Peter Warbasse (1866–1957)". Cooperative Hall of Fame. Washington DC: Cooperative Development Foundation. Archived from the original on 2007-11-13. Retrieved 2008-10-18.