Employee Ownership Blog

The NCEO has just completed the first phase of a long-term project to gather data that will help us develop strategies to increase the reach of employee ownership.

Employees are expected to vote soon to approve the sale of New Belgium Brewing (maker of Fat Tire beer and other brands), the fourth-largest craft brewery in the U.S. and the largest ESOP-owned craft brewery, to Lion Little World Beverages, a subsidiary of the Japanese beverage giant Kirin.

The iconic employee-owned company New Belgium Brewing announced today that it would be acquired by subsidiary of Japanese company Kirin Holdings Company Limited.

Annual elections for the board of directors of the National Center for Employee Ownership (NCEO) will take place in January, and members in good standing are invited to nominate themselves or other members during the nomination window, from now until December 13.

ESOP companies shared their celebrations throughout Employee Ownership Month.

When Kris Maynard, the CEO and cofounder of Essential Ingredients, gathered employees for a celebration of the company's 15th anniversary, he had a surprise in store.

The Michigan Democratic Caucus announced a bill (H.B. 5202) that would provide tax incentives for employee ownership, and a second bill (H.B. 5201) would direct the state to develop a program to assist in developing employee-owned businesses.

On October 22, 2019, the Department of Labor issued proposed new rules on filing electronic notices.

Video of Ronald Reagan and Bernie Sanders speaking eloquently about employee ownership.

In Lampkin v. UBS Fin. Servs. Inc., No. 19-249 (U.S., petition denied Oct.

On October 15, the NCEO released a new publication, A Guide to DOL ESOP Investigations, that provides the first comprehensive and quantitative analysis of the Department of Labor’s ESOP investigations.

Today, Sen. Bernie Sanders released a position paper, Corporate Accountability and Democracy, that begins with the words “We will give workers an ownership stake in the companies they work for.”