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Jun. 14
Lifetime Service Award
Cindy Turcot
Cindy is truly a force of nature – and a force for employee ownership. 
She has been with Gardener’s Supply Company for nearly forty years, serving as COO, President, and for the past two years as CEO and President. 
Jun. 07
Thank you to all the ESOPs and employee owners who joined us in Washington, DC, for TEA’s National 2023 Conference. 
From the feedback we received, it was one of our most fun and productive events in recent years! This year’s theme of Education, Advocacy and Community really hit the mark as we continue to promote education for ESOPs and employee owners at the National Conference. 
Jun. 01
U.S. Senators Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Bill Cassidy (R-LA), the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, have sent a bipartisan letter to Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su urging the Department of Labor to prioritize the WORK Act in its implementation of SECURE 2.0.
Nov. 24
See a recap of the recently concluded ESOP 2020 conference, read about the ESOP champions in Congress we helped return to office and those who won't be back in 2021, learn how resent survey results will make our advocacy efforts easier, and more in this issue of the ESOP Report. Plus, get the new mailing address for The ESOP Association and the Employee Ownership Foundation. 
Nov. 18
View this deck for an overview of potential contenders for positions in Biden's cabinet.
Nov. 13
The latest election data from The ESOP Association including:

An Elections Dashboard with detailed election breakdown.
A High Level Trends document.

 
Nov. 05
As the results of the election continue to unfold, we have gathered information in key areas for our members. See the updated resources in the right hand column of this article for:
Nov. 04
As the results of the election continue to unfold, we have gathered information in key areas for our members. See the resources in the right hand column of this article for:
May. 28
The emotional toll that the COVID-19 pandemic is having on Americans is becoming increasingly and alarmingly clear. New information suggests that ESOP companies may want to train an especially keen eye on the well-being of their employee owners.
May. 28
On May 15, 2020, the Small Business Administration (SBA) published a Loan Forgiveness Application that provides long awaited information regarding loan forgiveness under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). The PPP generally provides that borrowers are eligible for forgiveness of their PPP loans based upon certain qualifying expenses that arise during the eight-week period commencing on the date the loan was funded (which is known as the Covered Period).