 At that time, Alanne would move on to fulfill a similar function for the umbrella organization of which the CCE was part, the Northern States Cooperative League, based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.Alanne would remain at that post until 1936, after which time he would return to Superior to work in the educational department of the Central Co-operative Wholesale, the name by which the CCE was then known.His employment there would finally end in 1943 with his retirement at the age of 64.