ESOPtober

On Sept. 2, the Employee Stock Ownership Plan, or ESOP, turns 50. Here’s a look at the evolution, value and future of the ESOP.

Keeping local jobs local is often cited as a prominent advantage for ESOP companies and their communities. That benefit is gaining new appreciation for another reason.

Making sense of ESOPs, EOTs and co-ops

Employee owned companies share their employee ownership story in celebration of National Employee Ownership Month.

A positive company culture and education about ESOPs are key to hiring and retaining workers.

Recognizing the role employee ownership can play in the vitality of Iowa communities led to the launch in May of the Iowa Center for Employee Ownership (IA-CEO), aimed to support and promote employee ownership among Iowa businesses. ADVANCE IOWA manages IA-CEO operations.

Employee owned companies share their employee ownership story in celebration of National Employee Ownership Month

The Gazette, an employee-owned media company, celebrates area ESOPs and Employee Ownership in celebration of Employee Ownership Month 2022.

The Gazette, an employee-owned media company, celebrates area ESOPs and Employee Ownership in celebration of Employee Ownership Month 2021.