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Read MoreGet the latest news and information about ESCA and S ESOPs.
ESCA works with policy and academic experts to produce intellectual capital and provide data to show the benefits of employee ownership in S corporations.
A new study by Rutgers finds the ESOP model offers competitive advantages for multinational ESOP companies and provides a "halo effect" of benefits for foreign employees.
Read ReportIn an ESCA-commissioned Alex Brill paper on the importance of regulatory certainty for S ESOPs, Brill says, “regulatory uncertainty creates burdens and risks that can discourage employee ownership".
Read ReportA new survey by the National Center for Employee Ownership (NCEO) finds that employee-owners have significantly greater retirement security than most American workers.
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64% of Americans fear they’ll run out of money in retirement. ESOPs can change that by helping working families build wealth and security for the long haul.
Report from @AllianzLife:
“It doesn’t happen by accident; it’s rooted in ownership.”
In the Lexington Herald-Leader, @messerwearebldg's Mark's Hill shares his employee ownership story and how he’s seen the transformative impact of ESOPs create retirement security for his colleagues.
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Thank you @ChuckGrassley for visiting ESCA member PPI in Pella! He met with 30+ employee-owners to talk about S ESOPs, Iowa’s economy, and why ownership matters:
“When all the workers have an interest in the success of the company, productivity is really enhanced.”
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#DYK Utah’s tallest building was built by employee-owners?
With a strong focus on smart design, Astra Tower reflects the dedication and expertise of ESCA member @JacobsenBuilds' employee-owners.
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Thank you @RepDonBacon for touring ESCA member Builders Supply last week. We appreciate your support of the ESOP community and taking the time to connect with employee-owners!
We had a great tour of Builders Supply & heard how their Employee Stock Ownership Plan has been popular. We spoke with several employees about working for an employee-owned company. The average tenure is 10 years, & they have one family with three generations of employees!
We appreciate Ally Garner, field representative for @SenLummis, visiting ESCA member Oftedal Construction in their Casper, WY office last week. They discussed Oftedal's history and how their ESOP shapes company culture and boosts employee retention.
2Since 1998, ESCA’s membership has grown to represent more than 270,000 employee-owners in virtually every state in the nation. ESCA company members engage in a broad spectrum of business activities and are a variety of sizes – from 25-person businesses to companies with 25,000+ employee-owners – but all have one thing in common: a commitment to protecting the S corporation ESOP structure and promoting it so that more working Americans can become employee-owners.
