The Dodge City Cooperation Exchangeincwas Formed In 1914 In Dodge Citykansasthe First Facility Was One Purchased That Year Consisting Of A Wood Grain Elevator And Coal Binsfrom This Humble Beginning Through Mergersacquisitions And Expansion The Coop Today Has 15 Grain Facilities With Attached Businesses And Two Stand Alone Agronomy Locationsan Ace Hardware Store And Ownership In A Multitude Of Other Ventures Employing More Than 120 Full Time Employees With A Payroll In Excess Of $6 Million The Company Is A Major Area Employer Providing Many Vital Services To The Communities It Servesgrainfeedagronomyfarm Supplyenergyhardware And Car Care Are Major Service Areas Unique Among Cooperatives Is Our Governance Which Allows For The Election Of All Of Our Directors Each Year Representing The Membershipcurrentlywe Have Seven Elected Directors And Two Associate Directors Who Are Appointed By Elected Directors The Growth Of The Cooperative Now Encompasses What Were 11 Different Cooperatives That Have Joined Together Over The Yearsincluded Are Facilities With 18 Million Bushels Of Storage For Grainsa Grain Shuttle Loader Unloadera Dry Fertilizer Facility With 24 000 Tons Of Capacity And Numerous Other Enterprisesour Members Have Invested More Than $45 Million In Local Assets And Have Additional Investments Of $5 Millionhaving 5 500 Members And More Than 2 000 Voting Memberswe Have One Of The Largest Memberships In Kansas
