http://www.esopassociation.org/blog/ Employee Ownership Blog en-US Wed, 28 Sep 2011 15:12:06 GMT ESOP Foundation Blog BP Blog 7.0 http://www.esopassociation.org/blog/template_permalink.asp?id=424 http://www.esopassociation.org/blog/template_permalink.asp?id=424 The ESOP Association's Employee Ownership Blog has a new address --- http://www.esopassociationblog.org. Update your bookmark for the new blog. Wed, 28 Sep 2011 15:12:06 GMT New Blog Link - Update your bookmarks! Blog / MISC http://www.esopassociation.org/blog/template_permalink.asp?id=423 http://www.esopassociation.org/blog/template_permalink.asp?id=423 Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-style-parent:""; font-size:10.0pt;"Times New Roman";}Part... Tue, 27 Sep 2011 11:25:16 GMT AACE - Annual Awards for Communications Excellence, Looking Back at 2011 Participants and Entries AACE - Annual Awards for Communications Excellence http://www.esopassociation.org/blog/template_permalink.asp?id=422 http://www.esopassociation.org/blog/template_permalink.asp?id=422 Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-style-parent:""; font-size:10.0pt;"Times New Roman";}The... Mon, 26 Sep 2011 12:40:32 GMT ESOP Message, Government Affairs, ESOP Report Newsletter, Washington Report, August 2011 Issue ESOP Message http://www.esopassociation.org/blog/template_permalink.asp?id=421 http://www.esopassociation.org/blog/template_permalink.asp?id=421 Guest Blog Authors: Dave Fitz-Gerald, VP, CFO Treasurer, Carris Reels, Inc., Proctor, VT and Linshuang Lu, Consultant, Praxis Consulting Group, Inc., Philadelphia, PA.On Friday, July 22, 2011, the New England Chapter of The ESOP Association held its... Wed, 21 Sep 2011 10:41:35 GMT ESOP Association Members, Guest Blog, ESOPS in en Español, Conference/Seminar ESOP Association Members http://www.esopassociation.org/blog/template_permalink.asp?id=420 http://www.esopassociation.org/blog/template_permalink.asp?id=420 BUT, Game Not Over!Since late October 2010, The ESOP Association, and the ESOP community, has protested vigorously against the Department of Labors (DOL) proposed regulation to make all appraisers of private ESOP company stock ERISA fiduciaries. Today,... Mon, 19 Sep 2011 16:43:31 GMT Government Affairs, Department of Labor, Proposed Regulation on the Definition of a Fiduciary Government Affairs http://www.esopassociation.org/blog/template_permalink.asp?id=419 http://www.esopassociation.org/blog/template_permalink.asp?id=419 ESOP Association member, Jackie J. Salmon of McCready and Keene, Inc., located in Indianapolis, IN, was recently interviewed about ESOPs on Inside Indiana Business with Gerry Dick.You can watch the interview here. Go take a look. And thanks to Jackie... Mon, 19 Sep 2011 11:26:03 GMT ESOP Message, ESOP Association Member ESOP Message http://www.esopassociation.org/blog/template_permalink.asp?id=418 http://www.esopassociation.org/blog/template_permalink.asp?id=418 The following press release was sent out yesterday by The ESOP Association. For Immediate Release: September 15, 2011For More Information: Amy Gwiazdowski, 202/293-2971, amyATesopassociation.org The ESOP Association Submits Statement to Finance Committee... Fri, 16 Sep 2011 10:31:40 GMT Government Affairs, The ESOP Association, Statement Submitted to the Senate Finance Committee on Tax Reform and Retirement Security, ESOP Message Government Affairs http://www.esopassociation.org/blog/template_permalink.asp?id=417 http://www.esopassociation.org/blog/template_permalink.asp?id=417 The following press release was sent out yesterday by the Employee Ownership Foundation. For Immediate Release: September 14, 2011For More Information: Amy Gwiazdowski, 202/293-2971, amy AT esopassociation.org ESOP Companies Report Positive 2010 Even... Thu, 15 Sep 2011 09:52:43 GMT Employee Ownership Foundation, 2011 Economic Performance Survey Results Employee Ownership Foundation http://www.esopassociation.org/blog/template_permalink.asp?id=416 http://www.esopassociation.org/blog/template_permalink.asp?id=416 Congressman Rokita (R-IN) Drills Deep on Labor Departments Lack of Data Supporting Proposed Appraiser/Fiduciary Rule On July 26, 2011, the House Committee on Education and the Workforces Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions (HELP)... Wed, 14 Sep 2011 10:09:02 GMT Government Affairs, ESOP Message, House Committee on Education and the Workforce’s Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, Department of Labor Proposed Regulation on the Definition of a Fiduciary Government Affairs http://www.esopassociation.org/blog/template_permalink.asp?id=415 http://www.esopassociation.org/blog/template_permalink.asp?id=415 Back in 2007, J. Michael Keeling, president of The ESOP Association, appeared on the Conversations with Harold Channer program (more information here and here) which is taped in New York City. The programs are carried on the cable television systems... Tue, 13 Sep 2011 12:19:56 GMT ESOP Message, Employee Ownership Message, Conversations with Harold Channer, ESOP Association President, J. Michael Keeling ESOP Message