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A number of family-owned businesses have opted for the ESOP path in the past month. Celebrated Kern River Brewing Company, Kernville, California’s only brewpub, is now 100% employee-owned.

Kerry Siggins, the CEO of Durango, Colorado-based StoneAge, was named CEO of the year by Colorado Biz.

Sister companies New Energy Works(based in New York) and Pioneer Millworks (based in Oregon) are now 100% employee-owned through an ESOP.

Hi-Heat Industries, a Montana company that specializes in designing and manufacturing cutting-edge industrial heating elements, systems, and accessories, has become 100% employee-owned by way of an ESOP.

In April, national staffing company LGC announced that its owners George Lessmeister and Glen Greenawalt sold 30% of the fair value of their stock in the company to form an ESOP.

Town and Country Group, an electrical and technology company based in Midland, Michigan, is now employee-owned through an ESOP. Founded in 1983 and employing 96 people across its three Michigan locations, the company offers technology and electrical services for wiring, security systems, communications, and more.

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Colorado gig drivers are forming a drivers’ cooperative, complete with a new rideshare app owned and operated by the motorists themselves.

Just in time for its 40th anniversary, Arizona-based Suntec Concrete has become 100% employee-owned through an ESOP.

100% employee-owned community pharmacy chain Kinney Drugs celebrated its 120th birthday at the end of September.