Employee Owner of the Year 2018
Luke Deets
McCowen Gordon Construction
Employee Owner of the Year 2018
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The July 2025 ESOP Report is now available for all our members.
ESOP Report
Washington Alerts
August 06, 2025
Senate Appropriations Committee Includes Funding for Employee Ownership Initiative in FY26 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Funding Package
On July 31, the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations passed the Fiscal 2026 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (LHHS) Appropriations Act in a strongly bipartisan vote of 26-3.
Press Releases
July 30, 2025
Senate HELP Committee Unanimously Passes ESOP Association Legislative Priorities
The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions (HELP) today unanimously passed a package of legislation consisting of several priorities of The ESOP Association.
ESOP News
July 28, 2025
Baker Roofing Company Marks 110 Years With Transition to 100% Employee Ownership
Baker Roofing Company, one of the nation's largest and most respected commercial roofing contractors, today announced it has become 100% employee-owned through the launch of an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP).
ESOP News
July 28, 2025
Playing With House Money: New Lawsuits Fault Fiduciaries for Failing to Gamble With Employer Contributions
A plaintiff-side law firm recently filed seven class action lawsuits challenging the way in which ESOP fiduciaries invest employer contributions held in what is commonly called an ESOP’s other investment account (“OIA”).
ESOP News
July 28, 2025
TEA’s Summer Interns Share Their Experiences Visiting Mid South Building Supply
In July, The ESOP Association’s summer interns got to experience a day in the life of an ESOP with a trip to Mid South Building Supply in Springfield, Virginia.