May 15, 2007 (Washington, DC) – The Hawaii Chapter of The ESOP Association has been named the 2007 ESOP Chapter of the Year by The ESOP Association at the Association’s 30th Annual Conference in Washington, DC. The ESOP Association is the national trade association for companies with employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs) and the leading voice in America for employee ownership.
The Hawaii Chapter was selected from 18 Association Chapters across the United States for this honor.
“Many of our Chapters do so much for ESOP advocates each year that it becomes more difficult to choose just one Chapter as the ESOP Chapter of the Year,” said J. Michael Keeling, President of The ESOP Association. “With the smallest membership base in the Association, Hawaii does the most with the least. Attendance at regular meetings is often higher than at other Chapters with higher membership bases. They are incredibly active in the government relations arena and have relationships with key officials in the state. They are the true little engine that could!”
Founded in 1978, The ESOP Association represents over 1,400 ESOP companies who believe that employee ownership will improve American competitiveness, increase productivity through greater employee participation and strengthen our free enterprise economy.
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