Press Releases

July 25, 2017 – E&I Cooperative Services (E&I) is pleased to welcome two new members to its Board of Directors: Ron Moraski, Director of Procurement Services at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI),  and Dr. Judy Mitchell, President of Joliet Junior College. These appointments are in response to the retirement of two...

June 27, 2017 - E&I Cooperative Services (E&I) is now accepting nominations for its inaugural Cloud Leadership Awards. The Cloud Leadership Awards, generously sponsored by Adobe, Cisco, Microsoft Azure, and CDW•G, will honor the outstanding achievements of up to fifty higher education institutions which - through their innovative and effective...

June 13, 2017 - E&I Cooperatives Services (E&I) and the Higher Education Systems and Services Consortium (HESS), a non-profit organization for private colleges and universities, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to work collectively to help members connect and save money through technology and services software agreements. As part...

June 1, 2017 - E&I Cooperative Services is excited to announce its expanded focus on the K-12 sector, a move that will complement E&I’s deep relationships within higher education and strengthen its position as the premier member-owned cooperative serving the education marketplace. E&I has grown significantly over the last decade,...

April 3, 2017 - E&I Cooperative Services (E&I) has honored the outstanding achievements of its business partners with the presentation of its annual Business Partner Awards. The awards were presented to business partners who—through their dedication to excellence, continuous improvement, and innovative practices—deliver world-class service to E&I’s members community. The...

April 3, 2017 - E&I Cooperative Services returned more than $16 million to members in the form of rebates in 2016, and membership reached an all-time high of 4,100, according to a report disclosed at the Cooperative’s Annual Stockholders’ Meeting. E&I posted a number of other notable 2016 achievements: Member...

February 7, 2017 - E&I Cooperative members can now take advantage of new competitively awarded contracts with Canteen, Chartwells, and Levy Restaurants. Each of these companies is a division of Compass Group – the world’s largest foodservice company. Canteen contract offers self-checkout micro-market solutions With over 200 locations in 48...

January 5, 2017 - E&I is pleased to announce that it has joined National Cooperative Purchasing Partners (NCPP) as a founding member. As the newly formed (2015) Professional Association for Cooperative Procurement, NCPP aspires to become widely recognized and respected as the key authority and source of information regarding cooperative...

E&I Cooperative members can now take advantage of three competitively awarded contracts with Pitney Bowes, a global technology company crafting innovative products and solutions in the areas of customer information management, location intelligence, customer engagement, shipping and mailing, and global ecommerce.   E&I’s Pitney Bowes contracts service three unique areas:...

Gilbane Building Company, a national leader in the construction of K-12 and higher education projects, has been awarded a Master Services Agreement (MSA) to provide program management/construction manager as agent services to Educational & Institutional Cooperative Services (E&I) members. Through this strategic partnership, E&I’s 4,000+ members will have a vehicle...

October is National Cooperative Month and E&I is celebrating - along with 40,000 other cooperative businesses serving more than 120 million people nationwide - by recognizing the many ways “Cooperatives Build” trust, stronger communities, more resilient economies, and a better world.  A Lesson on Cooperatives Cooperatives are businesses that are...

E&I members can take advantage of the following competitively awarded agreements recently added to the Cooperative’s athletics portfolio: Anthony Travel, The Aspire Group, FieldTurf, and Navigate Research. Each of these contracts has been designed to help campus athletic departments manage costs and/or enhance revenues. Anthony Travel Anthony Travel will help...

E&I Cooperative Services’ member-driven competitive solicitation process has been reviewed and validated by the National Institute of Governmental Purchasing (NIGP) as being in compliance with generally accepted public procurement standards used by most public agencies across the United States. NIGP evaluation of the Cooperative's competitive RFP process was based upon...

E&I Cooperative Services returned more than $25 million to members in the form of rebates in 2015, and approved another $3.5 million to be returned in the form of patronage refunds, according  to a report disclosed at the Cooperative’s Annual Stockholders’ Meeting.   E&I posted a number of other notable...