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The Employee Ownership 100: America's Largest Majority Employee-Owned Companies

June 2012
Companies must be at least 50% owned by an ESOP or other qualified plan or by one or more other kinds of plans in which at least 50% of full-time employees are eligible to participate. Companies marked by an asterisk in their names are 100% employee-owned. Employment includes all full- and part-time employees in the U.S. and worldwide. Data are from corporate Web sites, company responses to an email, or, if these are not available, the most recent public data, usually from 2012. Additions and corrections are welcome; contact us at research@nceo.org. Also see our list of Great Employee-Owned Workplaces.

Publix Super MarketsLakelandFLESOP, stock purchaseSupermarkets152,000
Hy-VeeWest Des MoinesIAProfit sharingSupermarkets60,200
CH2M HillEnglewoodCOStock incentive & purchase planEngineering/construction28,400
LifetouchEden PrairieMNESOPPhotography studios26,000
Price ChopperSchenectadyNYProfit sharingSupermarkets23,000
Daymon WorldwideStamfordCTESOP/othersFood distribution18,000
PenmacSpringfieldMOESOPStaffing17,000
Houchens IndustriesBowling GreenKYESOPSupermarkets & other services16,600
WinCo Foods*BoiseIDESOPSupermarkets14,000
Alliance Holdings*AbingtonPAESOPHolding company13,300
Parsons*PasadenaCAESOPEngineering/construction11,500
Amsted IndustriesChicagoILESOPIndustrial components9,600
Black & VeatchOverland ParkKSESOPEngineering9,000
W.L. Gore & AssociatesNewarkDEESOPManufacturing9,000
Graybar ElectricSt. LouisMOStock purchaseElectrical equipment wholesale8,400
HDR OmahaNEESOPArchitecture/engineering7,800
Davey Tree Expert*KentOHESOPTree services7,400
Austin Industries*DallasTXESOPConstruction7,100
Burnett StaffingHoustonTXESOPStaffing services7,000
Jacobson CompaniesSalt Lake CityUTESOPConstruction7,000
MWH AmericasBroomfieldCOESOPEngineering/consulting7,000
Schreiber FoodsGreen BayWIESOPCheese manufacturing6,800
Brookshire Brothers*LufkinTXESOPSupermarkets6,000
CDM SmithCambridgeMAProfit sharingEngineering & construction6,000
Hanson Pipe & PrecastIrvingTXESOPPipe manufacturing6,000
Piggly Wiggly Carolina Company*CharlestonSCESOPSupermarkets5,700
EHC Management*VancouverWAESOPHealth-care staffing5,400
Scheels All SportsFargoNDESOPRetail sporting goods5,000
Herff Jones*IndianapolisINESOPAwards & gifts4,500
TMI Hospitality*FargoNDESOPMotel management4,500
Cianbro PittsfieldMEESOPConstruction4,000
Food Giant*SikestonMOESOPSupermarkets4,000
KeHE DistributorsRomeovilleILESOPFood distribution4,000
Ramey, Price Cutter, Smitty's (RPCS)*SpringfieldMOESOPSupermarkets4,000
HNTBKansas CityMOESOPArchitecture/engineering3,800
Lewis Tree Service*West HenriettaNYESOPTree services3,700
Chemonics*WashingtonDCESOPInternational development3,500
CentiMarkCanonsburgPAESOPRoof repair3,400
Sammons Enterprises*DallasTXESOPDiversified holding company3,400
Acadian AmbulanceLafayetteLAESOPAmbulance services3,300
EOD TechnologyLenoir CityTNESOPSecurity & munitions services3,300
Harps Food Stores*SpringdaleARESOPSupermarkets3,200
Burns & McDonnell Engineering*Kansas CityMOESOPArchitecture/engineering3,200
Alion Science and TechnologyMcLeanVAESOPTechnology services3,100
American Cast Iron PipeBirminghamALStock trustManufacturing3,000
Bi-Mart*EugeneORESOPDiscount stores3,000
GenslerSan FranciscoCAESOPArchitecture3,000
Miller's Health Systems*WarsawINESOPNursing homes3,000
Reasor'sTahlequahOKESOPSupermarkets3,000
Terracon*OlatheKSESOPEngineering/consulting3,000
Schweitzer Engineering*PullmanWAESOPEngineering2,900
Kinney DrugsGouverneurNYESOPDrugstores2,800
Recology*San FranciscoCAESOPWaste management2,800
McCarthySt. LouisMOESOPConstruction2,600
Medicalodges*CoffeyvilleKSESOPNursing homes2,600
Homeland Acquisition CompanyOklahoma CityOKESOPSupermarkets2,500
R.W. BairdMilwaukeeWIESPPBrokerage2,500
Rosendin Electric*San JoseCAESOPElectrical work2,500
Round Table Pizza*ConcordCAESOPFranchisor2,500
S&C ElectricChicagoILESOPElectrical equipment2,500
Westat*RockvilleMDESOPResearch Firm2,500
Abt AssociatesCambridgeMAESOPConsulting & research2,400
Guckenheimer EnterprisesRedwood CityCAESOPFood distribution2,400
KleinfelderSan DiegoCAESOPEngineering2,200
Hensel Phelps Construction GreeleyCOESOPConstruction2,000
TRAX InternationalLas VegasNVESOPProfessional services2,000
Columbia Forest Products*PortlandORESOPPlywood1,800
AppletonAppletonWIESOPPaper products1,800
John Henry CompanyLansingMIESOPReal estate, printing1,800
Weston SolutionsWest ChesterPAESOPEnvironmental engineering1,800
Jasper Engines & TransmissionsJasperINESOPEngine & transmission remanufacturing1,700
Thrifty White Pharmacy*PlymouthMNESOPPharmacies1,700
STV Group, Inc.*DouglasvillePAESOPEngineering/architecture1,700
Cooperative Home Care AssociatesBronxNYCoopHealth care1,600
Dahl's FoodsDes MoinesIAESOPSupermarkets1,600
Ebby Halliday RealtorsDallasTXESOPReal estate1,600
Roberts HawaiiHonoluluHIESOPTour bus operator1,600
TDIndustries*DallasTXESOPHVAC supplies1,600
Brown and CaldwellWalnut CreekCAESOPEngineering1,500
Dunn-Edwards PaintsLos AngelesCAESOPPaint manufacturing1,500
Kelly-Moore Paints San CarlosCAESOPPaint manufacturing/retail1,500
Martin & Bayley*CarmiILESOPConvenience stores1,500
Pinnacle BuildersWest SacramentoCAESOPFraming1,500
Sleep TrainCitrus HeightsCAESOPMattress Retailer1,500
Barton Malow*SouthfieldMIStock bonusConstruction1,500
Border States Industries*FargoNDESOPElectrical supplies1,500
The Weitz CompanyDes MoinesIAESOPConstruction1,500
Fred WeberMaryland HeightsMOESOPConstruction firm & materials supplier1,400
Sundt*TempeAZESOPConstruction1,400
Swinerton*San FranciscoCAESOPConstruction1,300
Charles Machine Works, Inc.PerryOKESOPHeavy equipment manufacturing1,300
Dynetics HuntsvilleALESOPEngineering, science, IT services1,300
Advent SoftwareSan FranciscoCAESPPSoftware1,200
American SystemsChantillyVAESOPEngineering1,200
Bradford WhiteAmblerPAESOPWater heaters1,200
Riesbeck Food MarketsSt. ClairsvilleOHESOPSupermarkets1,200
SecTekRestonVAESOPSecurity1,200
SRC Holdings SpringfieldMOESOPEquipment remanufacturing1,200
Zandex Health CareZanesvilleOHESOPNursing homes1,200
Mayville Engineering Co.*MayvilleWIESOPEngineering & manufacturing services1,200
FBG Service Corp.*OmahaNEESOPBuilding services1,100
Armstrong Garden CentersGlendoraCAESOPGarden Centers1,000

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