Cottage Grove, WI — Wisconsin-based Landmark Services Cooperative and Countryside Cooperativehave approved a merger that will go into effect at 12:01 a.m. CST on March 1, 2021.

The new cooperative will serve more than 26,000 members, employ over 800 people (includes full-time, part-time and seasonal), and generate annual sales in excess of $600M.

The combined organization will be headquartered in Cottage Grove, WI, and the cooperatives will continue to maintain operations and staff at multiple locations.

In the video below, Landmark Services Cooperative Board Director Kevin Klahn shares the latest on the merger.