Three members of The ESOP Association have been named among the Top 15 Small Workplaces. Congratulations to Phelps County Bank of Rolla, MO, Reflexite of Avon, CT, and Restek Corporation of Bellefonte, PA.  This is the first annual list of the best small businesses in the U.S. which was compiled by The Wall Street Journal and Winning Workplaces, a nonprofit group which provides consulting services to small businesses.

 

On October 1, 2007, the winners were featured in a special small business section of The Wall Street Journal in print and online. To qualify, companies need to employ 500 or fewer individuals and have revenues of $200 million or less. The winners were chosen based on their success in creating a culture fostering professional growth opportunities, and unique benefits. For more information about the Top Small Workplaces project, visit www.wsj.com/smallbusiness or www.winningworkplaces.com.

 

Research on employee owned companies has found the ESOP companies are high performing, have high employee retention rates, and workers that are more productive and motivated. 

 

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