Vermont Employee Ownership Center Conference Set for June 9

The eighth annual Vermont Employee Ownership conference will be held June 9 at Champlain College in Burlington, VT. The conference features 19 panels on ESOPs, worker cooperatives, and ownership culture. Registration is $150.

Very Low Default Rate for ESOP Loans

New data from the National Center for Employee Ownership show that ESOP companies have an exceptionally low rate of defaults on their acquisition loans.

Virgin America's Employee-Owners

When Virgin America took its stock public on November 13, 13.3 million shares became available to the public markets. In an unusual features of the deal, an employee ownership plan sold shares worth just under $5 million.