Exiting CEO left each employee at his family-owned company a $443,000 gift—but they have to stay 5 more years to get all of it

Some CEOs have been very generous when selling their companies, but there's little to compare to what Fibrebond's Graham ...

DCS Recognized Among NCEO’s 2025 Employee Ownership 100

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- DCS has secured the #58 spot on the National Center for Employee Ownership ...
Fast Company

Even large corporations should consider employee ownership. Here’s why

When confronting big economic challenges like inequality, poverty, or retirement insecurity, America’s leaders often struggle to agree on how—or even whether—government should act. Amid the gridlock ...
Harvard Business School

Why employee ownership is a bipartisan issue

Editor’s note: Corey Rosen is the founder of the National Center for Employee Ownership in California, a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing authoritative information on broad-based employee ...
Mainebiz

Employee owned and operated: How an ESOP works and what’s in it for the employees

Maine’s business community is well-acquainted with the concept of employee-owned businesses, with the first one recorded more than four decades ago. The concept of the Employee Stock Ownership Plan ...
Harvard Business School

Employee-owned companies tend to weather economic downturns

Research shows that employee-owned firms do better during recessions and other crises than traditional companies. Workers are more loyal, agreeing to innovate and cut costs, while management is more ...
The Gazette

Employee-owned companies offer advantages in workforce recruitment, retention

Plastic Products, Inc., which has a plant in West Branch, has faced recent challenges of a constrained workforce. Being an ESOP has helped the company recruit and retain employees. (Submitted photo) ...
Forbes

How Far Employee Ownership Has Come; How Much More Remains To Do

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mary Josephs is an expert in business ownership transitions. How far employee ownership has come and how much opportunity remains.
Stevens Point Journal

DigiCOPY transitions to employee-owned company

STEVENS POINT – DigiCOPY is transitioning to an employee-owned company. DigiCOPY announced to its employees Monday plans to transition to a 100% employee-owned company through the sale to the DigiCOPY ...
The Gazette

Iowa Center for Employee Ownership recognizes, promotes vital role of ESOPs across the state

An exterior photo of the Iowa Center for Employee Ownership (IA-CEO) in Cedar Falls, Iowa. (Photo courtesy of the University of Northern Iowa) Buy Photo The Gazette offers audio versions of articles ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

This employee-owned construction company offers 100% paid medical and dental — and Padres tickets

Tech companies might get all the attention for wild employee benefits but, in San Diego, some of the best perks in town are at a construction company. Employee-owned Erickson-Hall Construction Co. has ...