The ESOP Association Congratulates Members on Being Named 2011 Top Small Company Workplaces

WASHINGTON, June 28, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Six members of The ESOP Association have been named among the Top Small Company Workplaces in the U.S.  Congratulations to Cal-Tex Protective Coatings, Schertz, TX; Golden Artist Colors, New Berlin, NY; Harrell Remodeling, Mountain View, CA; Hopkins Printing, Columbus, OH; ITA Group, West Des Moines, IA; and n-Link, Bend, OR.  Additionally, two members were named finalists in 2011: McManis & Monsalve Associates, Erie, PA and Normandeau Associates, Bedford, NH.

Winning Workplaces, the sponsor of the Top Small Company Workplaces awards, is a nonprofit group which provides consulting services to small businesses.  More information: http://www.winningworkplaces.org/index.php.  Information about the awards: http://www.winningworkplaces.org/topsmallbiz/index.php#2011.

"It should come as no surprise to see ESOP companies on this list," said ESOP Association President, J. Michael Keeling.  "Congratulations to our members.  Thirty years of research shows that employee-owned companies are high performing, have high retention rates, and employees are more motivated and productive.  One would think our Federal government would take note that 20% of the winning companies on the list are ESOPs which make up less than 1% of the small businesses in the U.S."

The ESOP Association is the national trade association for companies with employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs) and the leading voice in America for employee ownership.  The core cause of The ESOP Association is the belief that employee ownership will improve American competitiveness, increase productivity through greater employee participation, and strengthen our free enterprise economy.

SOURCE The ESOP Association

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