Durham Explores Employee Ownership

Writing in the Nonprofit Quarterly, Steve Dubb reports on effects by Durham, North Carolina, to preserve its businesses currently owned by African

Training for Inside Fiduciaries: November 26 to 28

The Beyster Institute at the UC San Diego's Rady School of Business will host a special session of its Certificate Program for Non-Professional ESOP Fiduciaries on November 26 to 28 in La Jolla, CA.

Animation Studio Becomes Employee-Owned

Aardman, the Bristol, England-based studio that created Oscar-winning animated films including Wallace & Gromit, announced on November 10 that it is becoming employee-owned

Marianne Snook to Manage the NCEO's CEPI Exam Prep Course

The NCEO is delighted to welcome Marianne Snook as the new manager of its exam prep course for candidates for the Certified Equity Professional (CEP) designation, the industry-leading standard for stock plan administrators. Marianne was a founder, in 1999, of Stock & Option Solutions, Inc.

District Court Dismisses Lawsuit Against ESOP Fiduciaries at Lifetouch

On November 7, Judge Joan N. Ericksen of the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota dismissed a lawsuit filed by Lifetouch ESOP participants who claimed that they were not protected against losses as the photography company faced challenges to its business model.