Four Employee Ownership Companies Named Winning Workplaces Winners for 2010; Four More Named Finalists

Four of the 20 winners in the 2010 Top Small Company Workplaces competition, sponsored by Winning Workplaces, a nonprofit organization, and Inc. magazine, are employee-owned. They are:

• Biomark
• Chroma Technology
• The Sky Factory
• Van Meter Industrial

Four of the 20 finalists are also employee-owned:

• Cargas Systems
• NewAge Industries
• Pool Covers
• Torch Technology

Chroma Technology and The Sky Factory have their own unique employee ownership structures, Cargas Systems employees buy stock directly, and the remaining companies are ESOPs. All the ESOP companies, as well as Cargas Systems, are NCEO members.

The award annually recognizes small companies with the best workplace practices. For details on the winners, go to this link.