Employee Ownership Blog

In an April 23 article in the National Law Review, Erin Turley, Allison Wilkerson, Eliot Burriss, Emily Rickard, and Rick Stepanovic observe that t

Over 1,800 people convened in Atlanta last week for the NCEO's annual employee ownership conference, setting another attendance record. The NCEO staff and board thank everyone who contributed to the event, including the wonderful volunteers, the host committee, the speakers, and the sponsors.

In an April 22 article (subscription required) in the Wall Street Journal, Thomas Gryta tracks the impact of the decline in General Electric's shar

An April 13 article in the North Bay Business Journal notes that three of the pioneering solar companies in the San Francisco Bay Area are at various stages in a journey

The Ohio Employee Ownership Center will host its 32nd annual conference on April 27 in Akron, Ohio.

As we reported on social media and on our employee ownership and current events page, the omnibus appropriations bill for fiscal year 2018, released on March 21, includes language directing the Small Business Administration to increase its efforts to encourage e

Philadelphia City Council's Committee on Commerce & Economic Development held hearings on April 2 to hear testimony about employee ownership. The city of Philadelphia has a dozen employee-owned companies, such as McKean Defense, Urban Engineers, and Crown Cork & Seal.

Wawa, which operates a chain of a convenience and gas stores in six states, announced that it plans to hire 5,000 new employees.

In a March 26 article in the Legal Intelligence, Craig Trachtenberg argues that franchisors should either suggest or require that their franchisees

Following a new warning, this one from Paul Nakasone, the nominee to head both the National Security Agency and U.S.

For the first time since the late 1970s, non-tax bills to promote employee ownership are moving in Congress. Two bills, both of which focus on the Small Business Administration, have passed in a committee without dissent, and both have bipartisan support.

On March 7, Rutgers University announced that it was opening the Institute for the Study of Employee Ownership and Profit Sharing, which Adrienne Eaton, interim dean