The Employee Ownership 100: America's Largest Majority Employee-Owned Companies
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May 2010
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. Employment is for total worldwide employment, including part-time. Data are from corporate Web sites, company responses to an email, or, if these are not available, the most recent public data, usually from 2009. Additions and corrections are welcome; contact NCEO Executive Director Corey Rosen at crosen@nceo.org.Key to Plan Types:
ESOP: Employee Stock Ownership PlanPS: Profit Sharing Trust
SP: Stock Purchase Plan
| Company | City | State | Industry | Plan | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publix Super Markets | Lakeland | FL | supermarkets | stock purchase, ESOP | 144,000 |
| Hy-Vee | W. Des Moines | IA | supermarkets | 401(k)/ profit sharing | 55,000 |
| Price Chopper | Schenectady | NY | supermarkets | 401(k) | 24,000 |
| Lifetouch | Eden Prairie | MN | photography studios | ESOP | 22,175 |
| Nypro | Clinton | MA | plastics mfr. | ESOP | 18,000 |
| Daymon Worldwide | Stamford | CT | food distribution | ESOP | 17,360 |
| Houchens Industries | Bowling Green | KY | supermarkets & other svcs. | ESOP | 16,826 |
| WinCo Foods | Boise | ID | supermarkets | ESOP | 13,000 |
| Parsons Corp. | Pasadena | CA | engrng., const. | ESOP | 11,500 |
| Amsted Industries | Chicago | IL | indus. mfr. | ESOP | 9,600 |
| Black & Veatch | Overland Park | KS | engineering | ESOP | 9,600 |
| W.L. Gore & Associates | Newark | DE | Mfr. (Gore-Tex) | ESOP | 8,600 |
| Graybar Electric | St. Louis | MO | elec. equip. whlsl. | 401(k)/profit sharing | 8,100 |
| Alliance Holdings | Abington | PA | holding company | ESOP | 7,700 |
| Davey Tree Expert Co. | Kent | OH | tree service | ESOP | 7,000 |
| Coborn's Inc. | St. Cloud | MN | supermarkets | ESOP | 6,500 |
| Brookshire Brothers | Lufkin | TX | supermarkets | ESOP | 6,300 |
| Austin Industries | Dallas | TX | construction | ESOP | 6,000 |
| Jacobson Cos. | Des Moines | IA | warehousing | ESOP | 6,000 |
| Schreiber Foods | Green Bay | WI | cheese mfr. | ESOP | 5,500 |
| CH2M Hill Inc. | Englewood | CO | engrng./constr. | Stock purchase | 5,346 |
| Blue Tee Corp. | New York | NY | steel distribution | ESOP | 5,000 |
| Stanley Associates | Arlington | VA | systems integration | ESOP | 4,800 |
| HDR Inc. | Omaha | NE | Arch./engrng. | ESOP | 4,780 |
| Tharaldson Motels | Fargo | ND | motel mgt. | ESOP | 4,500 |
| Scheels All Sport | Fargo | ND | retail sprtg. goods | ESOP | 4,000 |
| EOD Technology | Lenoir City | TN | security services | ESOP | 4,000 |
| EHC Management | Vancouver | WA | long-term care facilities | ESOP | 4,000 |
| Piggly Wiggly Carolina | Charleston | SC | supermarkets | ESOP | 3,970 |
| Hanson Pipe & Precast | Irving | TX | pipe mfr. | ESOP | 3,885 |
| HNTB | Kansas City | MO | arch./engr. | ESOP | 3,800 |
| Alion Science and Technology | McLean | VA | technology svcs. | ESOP | 3,380 |
| Rosendin Electric | San Jose | CA | electrical | ESOP | 3,300 |
| Guckenheimer Enterprises | Redwood City | CA | food distribution | ESOP | 3,300 |
| Harps Food Stores | Springdale | AR | supermarkets | ESOP | 3,200 |
| General Growth Management | Chicago | IL | land development | ESOP | 3,200 |
| Reasor's | Tahlequah | OK | supermarkets | ESOP | 3,000 |
| Burns & McDonnell Engineering | Kansas City | MO | arch./engrng. | ESOP | 3,000 |
| Herff Jones | Indianapolis | IN | Mfr. awards & gifts | ESOP | 3,000 |
| Miller's Health Systems | Warsaw | IN | nursing homes | ESOP | 3,000 |
| MWH Americas | Broomfield | CO | engr./cnsltg. | ESOP | 3,000 |
| Bi-Mart | Eugene | OR | discount stores | ESOP | 3,000 |
| Lewis Tree Service | W. Henrietta | NY | tree service | ESOP | 2,950 |
| McCarthy Building Cos. | St. Louis | MO | construction | ESOP | 2,800 |
| Recology | San Francisco | CA | waste disposal | ESOP | 2,800 |
| KI | Green Bay | WI | furniture mfr. | ESOP | 2,800 |
| Kinney Drugs | Gouverneur | NY | drug stores | ESOP | 2,800 |
| Terracon | Olathe | KS | engr./cnsltg. | ESOP | 2,657 |
| Hensel Phelps Construction | Greeley | CO | construction | profit sharing | 2,600 |
| American Cast Iron Pipe | Birmingham | AL | pipe mfr. | employee trust | 2,500 |
| Centimark | Canonsburg | PA | roof repair | ESOP | 2,500 |
| KeHE Distributors | Romeoville | IL | food distribution | ESOP | 2,500 |
| Omaha World-Herald | Omaha | NE | newspaper | ESOP | 2,323 |
| Gensler | San Francisco | CA | architecture | ESOP | 2,276 |
| Appleton | Appleton | WI | paper mfr. | ESOP | 2,210 |
| Round Table Pizza | Concord | CA | franchisor | ESOP | 2,200 |
| The Weitz Co. | Des Moines | IA | construction | ESOP | 2,000 |
| Medicalodges | Coffeyville | KS | nursing homes | ESOP | 1,910 |
| Crucible Materials | Syracuse | NY | steel mfr. | ESOP | 1,900 |
| Weston Solutions | West Chester | PA | environmental engr. | ESOP | 1,897 |
| Rieth-Riley | Goshen | IN | construction | ESOP | 1,800 |
| Schweitzer Engineering | Pullman | WA | engineering | ESOP | 1,800 |
| S&C Electric | Chicago | IL | electrical equipment | ESOP | 1,800 |
| Kelly-Moore Paints | San Carlos | CA | paint mfr./retail | ESOP | 1,800 |
| Bureau of Natl. Affairs | Arlington | VA | bus. inform. publisher | stock purchase | 1,745 |
| Acadian Ambulance | Lafayette | LA | ambulance svc. | ESOP | 1,715 |
| STV Group | Douglassville | PA | engnr./arch. | ESOP | 1,700 |
| TDIndustries Inc. | Dallas | TX | HVAC supplies | stock purchase, ESOP | 1,600 |
| Woodman's Food Markets | Janesville | WI | supermarkets | ESOP | 1,600 |
| Cooperative Home Care Assocs. | Bronx | NY | health care | cooperative | 1,600 |
| Kleinfelder | San Diego | CA | engineering | ESOP | 1,522 |
| Brown and Caldwell | Walnut Creek | CA | engineering | ESOP | 1,500 |
| Martin and Bayley | Carmi | IL | convenience stores | ESOP | 1,500 |
| Dunn-Edwards Paints | Los Angeles | CA | paint mfr. | ESOP | 1,500 |
| Jasper Engines & Transmissions | Jasper | IN | engine mfr. | ESOP | 1,500 |
| Cianbro Corp. | Pittsfield | ME | construction | ESOP | 1,496 |
| Ditch Witch | Perry | OK | backhoes | ESOP | 1,315 |
| Dynetics | Huntsville | AL | defense contractor | ESOP | 1,300 |
| American Systems Corp. | Chantilly | VA | engineering | ESOP | 1,300 |
| Swinerton | San Francisco | CA | construction | ESOP | 1,300 |
| Riesbeck's Food Markets | St. Clairsville | OH | supermarkets | ESOP | 1,300 |
| Cobham Analytic Solutions | Lake Forest | CA | systems engineering | ESOP | 1,300 |
| Border States Electric | Fargo | ND | whl. elect supp. | ESOP | 1,250 |
| The Sundt Cos. | Tucson | AZ | construction | ESOP | 1,250 |
| Bradford White | Ambler | PA | water heaters | ESOP | 1,219 |
| Challenge Manufacturing | Grand Rapids | MI | manufacturing | ESOP | 1,200 |
| HDOS Enterprises | Carlsbad | CA | Fast-food outlets | ESOP | 1,200 |
| Osmose Holdings | Buffalo | NY | wood prsrvtvs. /util. svcs. | ESOP | 1,200 |
| SecTek | Reston | VA | security services | ESOP | 1,200 |
| Zandex Health Care | Zanesville | OH | nursing homes | ESOP | 1,200 |
| Applied Research Associates | Albuquerque | NM | engineering research | ESOP | 1,200 |
| Columbia Forest Products | Greensboro | NC | plywood | ESOP | 1,200 |
| SRC Holdings | Springfield | MO | remanufacturing | ESOP | 1,200 |
| FBG Service Corp. | Omaha | NE | facilities mgmt. | ESOP | 1,115 |
| Scitor | Herndon | VA | aerospace/systs. engr. | ESOP | 1,108 |
| Armstrong Garden Centers | Glendora | CA | garden centers | ESOP | 1,100 |
| Dynetics. | Huntsville | AL | engineering | ESOP | 1,100 |
| Sleep Train | Citrus Heights | CA | mattress retailer | ESOP | 1,100 |
| Holiday Quality Foods | Cottonwood | CA | supermarkets | ESOP | 1,070 |
| Mayville Engineering | Mayville | WI | manufacturing | ESOP | 1,070 |