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November 07, 2011 Registration Now Open for the 2012 Leadership SummitPlease plan to join us at our kickoff event of the year: the 2012 ESCA/Foundation for Private Employee Ownership Leadership Summit. Click here to read more |
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September 26, 2011 Former Assist. Treasury Secretary to Senate: S ESOPs Grow U.S. Retirement Security & Economy(Washington DC) On the heels of a Senate Finance Committee tax reform hearing considering the state of Americans’ retirement preparedness, Phillip Swagel, former assistant secretary for economic policy at the Treasury Department, told lawmakers that expanding opportunities for S corporation employee stock ownership plans, or “S ESOPs” would provide more working Americans the opportunity to generate retirement security and contribute to increased national savings and job creation. Click here to read more |
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September 07, 2011 Senate Introduces Bill to Grow Jobs, Retirement Savings & Employee OwnershipWASHINGTON, D.C., New legislation to spur employee ownership of private companies was introduced today by Senate Finance Committee Members Ben Cardin (D-MD), Pat Roberts (R-KS) and Olympia Snowe (R-ME), ranking member of the Small Business Committee. Click here to read more |
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May 09, 2011 ESCA Hosts Successful Lobby DayLate last week, ESCA held its second “mini” lobby day of the year. Sixteen employee-owners from Amsted Industries, Austin Industries, Burns & McDonnell, Garney Construction, HNTB, Inland Truck Parts Company, Lifetouch and Walman Optical spent Wednesday afternoon and Thursday morning visiting Members of Congress from Delaware, Georgia, Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota and Tennessee. Click here to read more |
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May 02, 2011 The Hill: As Americans fret ability to retire, S ESOPs give peace of mindAs Americans fret ability to retire, S ESOPs give peace of mind By Greg Klein - 05/02/11 11:50 AM ET The majority of working Americans believe they won’t have enough money to live comfortably in retirement, according to a Gallup poll out this week. And while Washington debates the future of Social Security, three out of five non-retired Americans have already declared they hold little hope of ever receiving benefits. Click here to read more |
"ESCA has given us a voice directly with our Representatives in Washington, D.C. and we feel we owe it to our fellow employee-owners to protect and promote the very important ownership structure."
Bill McDermott, President/CEO, MMC Corp
“ESCA does an outstanding job of organizing the lobbying efforts in Washington and arranging for factory visits with Members of Congress in our district.”
Dave Rolston, President & CEO, Hatco Corp.
“ESCA is the organization through which we can work to maintain a stable political environment for employee-owned firms by meeting with policy makers in Washington, D.C. to protect this important structure.”
Stan Biggs, Vice President, HNTB
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Featured Resources
Biography: The Employee Ownership Story at Amsted Industries
Working Capital: Employee-Owners Share Their Stories
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