The Ohio Employee Ownership Center


ESOP Basics Buyout Assistance ESOP Q&A Ohio's Employee- Owned Network Succession Planning Program Low interest loans for ESOP companies Employee Ownership Training Professional Members Library Purchasing co-op for ESOP companies About the OEOC International Programs Other Programs Publications & Research Job & Business Opportunities Links	Table of Contents Some articles may appear in multiple sections *Owners At Work* newsletters on the web Ohio's Top 50 ESOP Companies Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs) Employee ownership and the economic crisis Cooperatives Building An Ownership Culture Succession Planning Articles Reprints, Preprints, & Occasional Papers On Employee Ownership General Articles on Employee Ownership Policy Papers Judge Posner's decision and responses International Papers Select Book Reviews from Owners At Work Presentations from the Ohio's Employee Owned Network's ESOP Fiduciary and Administration Forum May 26, 2005 Presentations from Annual Ohio Employee Ownership Conferences Presentations from the Ohio Working Capital Conference, May 19-20, 2003 Presentations from the Economically Targeted Investment Workshop, June 6, 2006 *back to top* Ohio's Top 50 ESOP Companies Ohio's Top 50 ESOP Companies 2004 - Data from Form 5500 pension reports to the IRS for plan years ending 1999-2001 Ohio's Top 50 ESOP Companies 2006 - Data from Form 5500 pension reports to the IRS for plan years ending 2002-2004 Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs) ESOP Basics What is an ESOP? When Employee Ownership Makes Sense Creating an Ownership Culture Selling to Your Employees Through an ESOP by Steve Clifford and Alex Teodosio The 1042 Rollover by Alex Teodosio Buyout Assistance Steps in a Buyout Key Questions to Ask Before Attempting a Buyout ESOP s: The Legacy of Russell Long by Bill McIntyre ESOP Q&A Ohio's Employee- Owned Network Presentations from the Ohio's Employee Owned Network's ESOP Fiduciary and Administration Forum May 26, 2005 Presentations from Annual Ohio Employee Ownership Conferences Presentations from the Ohio Working Capital Conference, May 19-20, 2003 Employee ownership and the economic crisis Two lessons guaranteed to work for Big Three by John Logue Cooperatives What is an Employee Cooperative? by John Logue The 1042 Rollover and Cooperatives: The Select Machine Story by John Logue The 1042 Rollover and Cooperatives: The Select Machine Story (longer version of the article above) by John Logue The Employee Cooperative as a Plan for Business Succession by Mark Stewart Selling to Your Employees through a Worker Cooperative - and Sheltering Your Capital Gain - Short Version by Eric D. Britton & Mark C. Stewart Selling to Your Employees through a Worker Cooperative - and Sheltering Your Capital Gain - Full Version by Eric D. Britton & Mark C. Stewart Can A Cooperative be Both A Worker Cooperative and a Consumer Cooperative? by Eric D. Britton & Mark C. Stewart Succession Planning Using the Worker Co-op Option by Peter Hough, Canadian Worker Co-op Federation (CWCF) A Cooperative Solution by Riccardo Lotti, Peter Mensing, and Davide Valenti, strategy+business Economics, Cooperation, and Employee Ownership: The Emilia-Romagna Model (short version) by John Logue, The Ohio Employee Ownership Center Economics, Cooperation, and Employee Ownership: The Emilia-Romagna Model (full version) by John Logue, The Ohio Employee Ownership Center The Cooperative District of Imola. Forging the High Road to Globalization by Matt Hancock, Center for Labor & Community Research Market Pressures Meet Social Values in North-Central Italy. by Matt Hancock, Center for Labor & Community Research The Emilia Romagna Experience: A Model for Ohio? - text-only version An Interview with Matt Hancock of the Center for Labor and Community Research The Emilia Romagna Experience: A Model for Ohio? - pdf version from Owners At Work, includes pictures An Interview with Matt Hancock of the Center for Labor and Community Research Local Development in Emilia-Romagna: Alternatives in Action by Matt Hancock, Center for Labor & Community Research Cooperatives, the brewing pots for social capital! An exploration of social capital creation in a worker-owned homecare cooperative by Wilson Majee Cooperatives and the Creation of Social Capital. The case of Caring Home Services in Rural Wisconsin (presentation) by Wilson Majee Taxation of Patronage Dividends from Worker Cooperatives: Are They Subject to Employment Tax? by Gregory R. Wilson Factors in Forming a Homecare Worker's Cooperative by Margaret Bau, USDA Rural Development and Anne Reynolds, UW-Center for Co-ops Homecare Worker Co-ops Implications for Sectoral Strategies (presentation) by Margaret Bau, USDA Rural Development Can "Anchor Institutions" Help Revitalize Declining Neighborhoods by Buying from Local Cooperatives? The Evergreen Cooperative Initiative by Jacquelyn Yates, Ohio Employee Ownership Center, Kent State University Business Ownership Succession through Employee Ownership (presentation) by John Logue, Ohio Employee Ownership Center, Kent State University Cleveland Goes to Mondragon Spanish lessons. Starting new employee-owned companies in Ohio? by John Logue, Ohio Employee Ownership Center, Kent State University Business ownership succession and employee ownership: Why & how by John Logue, Ohio Employee Ownership Center, Kent State University Building An Ownership Culture Employee Ownership Measures Up: A Discussion Guide for Corporate Citizenship, Sustainability and Social Accounting by Karen Thomas Ohio's Oldest ESOP: Alloy Engineering's Success Story by Karen Thomas ComDoc Creates a Company Worth Keeping by Karen Thomas ComDoc Employee-Owners Celebrate 50th Anniversary with Community Service by Karen Thomas Fastener Industries: 25 Years of Stability and Prosperity by Karen Thomas Davey Tree Stands Tall with Employee Ownership by Karen Thomas Jet Rubber: Ten Years of ESOP Success by Karen Thomas Worker Owned Restaurant Promotes Health Entrees and Entrepreneurs by Karen Thomas Leading & Managing Owners: Teamwork by Karen Thomas YSI's New Employee Orientation Network by Karen Thomas Employee Ownership and Community Commitment by Karen Thomas Governance Avoiding Bumps in the Road to Effective Governance by Jack Veale, PTCFO, Inc. Succession Planning Articles Selling to Your Employees Through an ESOP by Steve Clifford and Alex Teodosio The !042 Rollover by Alex Teodosio The Employee Cooperative as a Plan for Business Succession by Mark Stewart Selling to Your Employees through a Worker Cooperative - and Sheltering Your Capital Gain - Short Version by Eric D. Britton & Mark C. Stewart Selling to Your Employees through a Worker Cooperative - and Sheltering Your Capital Gain - Full Version by Eric D. Britton & Mark C. Stewart Can A Cooperative be Both A Worker Cooperative and a Consumer Cooperative? by Eric D. Britton & Mark C. Stewart Succession Planning Using the Worker Co-op Option by Peter Hough, Canadian Worker Co-op Federation (CWCF) Estate & Succession Planning: $1.35 Trillion Tax Cut - html format by Jim Aussem, Weston Hurd Impact of Recent Tax Reform: Analysis of HR 1836 - Word format by Chas Jones, Thomas & Libowitz, P.A. Employee Benefit Provisions of the New Tax Law Offer Opportunities to Employees - pdf format by John Vine, Ann Moore, Richard Shea & Julia Edmond Covington & Burling Business Succession Planning: The Last Test for Successful Entrepreneurs Business Succession Planning Options Commonly Used Techniques to Transfer the Business The Difficulty in Planning for Family Businesses Succession Drafting Your Plan: Needs and Interests of Other Stateholders Doing Well by Doing Good by Richard Tanner, Ownership Advisors GRATS Can Save Taxes for the Closely-Held Business Owner by Carl Grassi, McDonald, Hopkins Implementing Your Succession Plan Keeping All of The Options Open: The Chilcote Company Managing Succession: Harris InfoSource Planning for Ownership Succession Psychological Stages of Succession by Roger Warrum, National Center for Family Business Succession Alternatives Succession Done Right!: The Flood Company Succession in Service: Qua Buick Suzuki *back to top* Reprints, Preprints, & Occasional Papers On Employee Ownership 1991:1 Case Study for Reuther Ownership by Jim Bado 1991:2 Employee Ownership As A Strategy For Black Economic Empowerment by Joyce Baugh 1991:3 Democratizing The American Corporation by John Logue and Catherine Ivancic 1991:4 Hard Hats and Hard Decisions: The Evolving Union Role In Employee-Owned Firms by Jim Bado and John Logue 1991:5 Democratic Theory And Antheoretical Democracy: Building Democratic Enterprises In the American Economy by John Logue 1991:6 Developing Employee Stock Ownership in Chile: Preliminary Reflections by Daniel Bell 1991:7 Understanding Ownership: ESOP Training in Large Employee-Owned Firms, Owner Education at Republic Engineered Steels Inc. by Candace Moody and Catherine Ivancic 1991:8 Education For Enterprise Democracy by John Logue, Daniel Bell, and Catherine Ivancic 1991:9 Making Better Decisions: Employee Participation at Reuther Mold and Manufacturing by Selma Ford 1992:1 Making Your ESOP More Than A Piece of Paper: Creating an Ownership Culture by Jim Bado, Dan Bell, Cathy Ivancic and John Logue 1992:2 From Obstacles to Catalyst: Redefining the Role of Employee-Owner Supervisors by Jim Bado and Daniel Bell 1992:3 Organized Labor as Organized Owners: Employee Ownership and the American Labor Movement by Jim Bado and John Logue 1992:4 Worker Ownership in Russia: A Possibility After the Command Economy by John Logue and Dan Bell 1993:2 Republic Engineered Steels, Inc. and the United Steelworkers of America: Courageous Co-leadership in a Changing Environment by Catherine Ivancic and Jim Bado 1993:3 Recasting Workplace Roles: Employee Involvement at Quincy Castings by Karen Thomas 1993:4 Employee Ownership In Ohio's Economy: Effect on Job Growth, Corporate Performance, and Employee Involvement (A Preliminary report) by John Logue and Heather Cross 1993:5 Developing Participation at Republic Storage Systems: A Study in Labor/Management Cooperation by Selma Ford 1993:6 Privatization in Russia in a Context of Economic Reforms by Victor Supyan 1994:1 Employee Ownership: A Competitiveness Strategy in Northeast Ohio's Manufacturing Economy, Urban Policy Monograph Series #10 by John Logue and Karen Thomas 1995:1 A Steelworker Solution: When All Else Failed They Bought the Shop by Stephen Clifford 1995:2 Privatization in Russia: Early Results and Future Developments by Victor B. Supyan 1995:3 The Evolutionary Journey of the Steelworkers' Employee Ownership Policy by Matthew LaBo 1995:5 Forging a New Future? Employee Ownership Participation at Erie Forge and Steel by Allan Concoby & Matt LaBo 1996:1 Training Union Members for Employee Ownership by John Logue 1996:2 Designing a Model Outreach Program for Business Succession in Closely Held Firms by Stephen Clifford and John Logue 1997:1 Anchoring Capital, Securing Jobs: Employee Ownership as an Economic Strategy by John Logue 1997:2 Lessons From Employee Ownership in The United States and Canada by John Logue 1997:3 New Employee Orientation to the ESOP by Karen Thomas 1998:1 Can the Fed Fight An Effective War on Poverty? by Dan Bell 1998:3 Restructuring Elinar: A Case Study of Russian Management Reform, Decentralization, and Diversification by John Logue and Olga Klepikova 1998:4 State Use of JTPA Funds for Preliminary ESOP Feasibility Studies by John Logue, Richard Glass, and John Grummel 1998:5 Rustbelt Buyouts Why Ohio Leads in Worker Ownership by John Logue 1999:1 Who Will Inherit the "Workers' Paradise?" Worker Ownership and Enterprise Efficiency in Russian Privatization by John Logue and Dan Bell 1999:2 "Is Employee Ownership the Answer to Family Business Succession?" by Alex Teodosio 1999:3 Worker Ownership American Style: Pluralism, Participation and Performance by John Logue & Jacquelyn Yates 1999:4 State Use of JTPA Funds for Preliminary ESOP Feasibility Studies by John Logue, Richard Glass and John Grummel 2000:1 Modeling ESOP Company Management for Better Operations and Profits by Jacquelyn Yates 2000:2 Western Experience with Building High Performance Company Networks by John Logue & Dan Bell 2000:3 Modeling an Employee Ownership Sector by John Logue and Jacquelyn Yates 2000:4 Is Employee Ownership the Answer to Family Business Succession? by Alex Teodosio 2000:5 The Triple Transition of Energia by John Logue and Olga Klepikova 2000:6 Restructuring Elinar: A Case Study of Russian Management Reform, Decentralization, and Diversification by John Logue and Olga Klepikova 2001:1 Who Will Inherit the "Workers' Paradise"?: Worker Ownership and Enterprise Efficiency in Russian Privatization by John Logue and Daniel Bell 2002:1 Mondragon Today: What Can We Learn? by Karen Thomas and John Logue 2002:2 It's a Give and Take Thing: An Employee-Owner's Story by Dianna Tillman, YSI, Inc. by Karen Thomas 2002:3 Employee-Owned Enterprises: American Experience and Russian Practice by Igor Risin and Dan Bell 2003:1 Selling Your Employees through a Worker Cooperative and Sheltering Your Capital Gain by Eric Britton and Mark Stewart 2004:1 The Changing Face of Employee Ownership in Ohio by Jacquelyn Yates 2005:1 Productivity in Cooperatives and Worker-Owned Enterprises: Ownership and Participation Make a Difference! by John Logue and Jacquelyn Yates 2009:1 Continuity and Change over 25 Years of Ohio ESOP Companies: Examining the Much Discussed but Little Studied Mysterious Life Cycle of Employee-Owned Companies by John Logue & Jacquelyn Yates *back to top* General Articles on Employee Ownership The Evolution and Impact of Democratic Practice in Ohio Employee-Owned Companies over 20 Years by John Logue & Jacquelyn Yates Ohio's Oldest ESOP: The Alloy Engineering Story From the Summer 2006 issue of the OEOC's Newsletter, Owners At Work The Emilia Romagna Experience: A Model for Ohio? An Interview with Matt Hancock of the Center for Labor and Community Research The End of Lifetime Employment in Japan?: Evidence from National Surveys and Field Research by Takao Kato The Recent Transformation of Participatory Employment Practices in Japan by Takao Kato Ohio's Employee-Owned Network: Helping Employee-Owned Companies to Help Themselves? by Jacquelyn Yates The Effects of Employee Involvement on Firm Performance: Evidence from an Econometric Case Study by Derek Jones and Takao Kato What is an Employee Cooperative? by John Logue The Employee Cooperative as a Plan for Business Succession by Mark Stewart Can A Cooperative be Both A Worker Cooperative and a Consumer Cooperative? by Eric D. Britton & Mark C. Stewart Selling to Your Employees through a Worker Cooperative - and Sheltering Your Capital Gain - Short Version by Eric D. Britton & Mark C. Stewart Selling to Your Employees through a Worker Cooperative - and Sheltering Your Capital Gain - Full Version by Eric D. Britton & Mark C. Stewart Succession Planning Using the Worker Co-op Option by Peter Hough, Canadian Worker Co-op Federation (CWCF) Worker Owned Restaurant Promotes Healthy Entrees and Entrepreneurs by Karen Thomas A Survey of National Practices in Employee Ownership by Jacquelyn Yates Employees and Ownership: Trends, Characteristics, and Policy Implications of State Employee Ownership Legislation by John Grummel and John Logue Thinking Globally, Acting Locally: Subnational Strategies to Promote Employee Ownership by John Logue Transnational Corporations, International Agencies/Organizations and Employee Ownership by Steve Clem ESOP s: The Legacy of Russell Long by Bill McIntyre Braun & Steidl Architects Break New Ground Employee Ownership Bank for the U.S.? Employee Ownership & Economic Sustainability Competitiveness, Inclusion, and Wealth Creation by John Logue Economics, Cooperation, and Employee Ownership: The Emilia-Romagna Model (short version) by John Logue, The Ohio Employee Ownership Center Economics, Cooperation, and Employee Ownership: The Emilia-Romagna Model (full version) by John Logue, The Ohio Employee Ownership Center Worker-Owners and Unions: Why Can't We Just Get Alone? by Dan Bell, The Ohio Employee Ownership Center *back to top* Policy Papers Employee Ownership as a Strategy for Building Wealth for Working Families and Communities (presentation) by John Logue Can the Fed Fight an Effective War on Poverty? by Dan Bell Binary Economics and the Case for Broader Ownership by Robert Ashford *back to top* Judge Posner's decision and responses Posner Judge Posner's decision Responses: Joseph Blasi and Douglas Kruse on the research Joseph Cabral on management Michael Keeling on "the intent of Congress" Keith Robertson on the employee owners' view Ben Wells on financial commitment and employee ownership *back to top* International Papers THE COCO COMPANY AS AN ANTIDOTE TO PRIVATE EQUITY by Richard Reeves The Triple Transition of Energia by John Logue & Olga Klepikova Restructuring Elinar: A Case Study of Russian Management Reform, Decentralization, and Diversification, Or, How to Avoid Bankruptcy while Putting a Chicken in Every Pot by John Logue and Olga Klepikova Employee Ownership in Privatization by Dan Bell Economics, Cooperation, and Employee Ownership: The Emilia-Romagna Model (short version) by John Logue, The Ohio Employee Ownership Center Economics, Cooperation, and Employee Ownership: The Emilia-Romagna Model (full version) by John Logue, The Ohio Employee Ownership Center *back to top* Select Book Reviews from Owners At Work Equity: Why Employee Ownership Is Good for Business. Corey Rosen, John Case, and Martin Staubus. (Harvard Business School Press, 2005) ISBN 1-591-39331-0 $27.50. 224 pp. Reviewed by Joseph Blasi, School of Management and Labor Relations, Rutgers University America beyond Capitalism: Reclaiming Our Wealth, Our Liberty, and Our Democracy. Gar Alperovitz. (John Wiley & Sons, 2004) ISBN 0-471-66730-7. $24.95 (hardback), 336 pages. Reviewed by John Logue, Kent State University A CEO on the Theory and Practice of Employee Ownership: Ray Carey, Democratic Capitalism: The Way to a World of Peace and Plenty. 2004. AuthorHouse Press, 543 pp, $33.50 Reviewed by David Binns, The Beyster Institute Saving Communities, Saving the Country: Thad Williamson, David Imbroscio and Gar Alperovitz, Making a Place for Community: Local Democracy in a Global Era. New York and London: Routledge, 2002. $29.95 Reviewed by Jacquelyn Yates, Ohio Employee Ownership Center The Divine Right of Capital: Marjorie Kelly, The Divine Right of Capital. 2001. San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc. $24.95 Reviewed by Jacquelyn Yates, Ohio Employee Ownership Center Employee Ownership for Democracy: Robert Oakeshott, Jobs and Fairness, Michael Russell Publishing Ltd., Norwich, U.K. 2000. 710 pp. *back to top* Presentations from the Ohio's Employee Owned Network's ESOP Fiduciary and Administration Forum May 26, 2005 Planning for ESOP Repurchase Obligations Judith Kornfeld, ESOP Economics Diversification Requirements Notice and Consent Requirements New Automatic Rollover Provisions Pete Shuler, Crowe Chizek ESOP Fiduciary Roles and Responsibilities Ben Wells, Dinsmore & Shohl *back to top* Annual Conference Presentations (presentations are listed by conference panel) Internet Explorer is recommended to view these files Presentations from the 23rd Annual Ohio Employee Ownership Conference Welcome & Keynote Addresses Why we need more employee ownership in Ohio, John Logue, Ohio Employee Ownership Center ESOP Sustainability, Peter C. Paquette, Claremont Flock Corporation ESOP Vesting, Diversification and Other Administrative Issues Important in a Downturn ESOP Vesting, Diversification & Other Administrative Issues Important in a Downturn, Barbara M. Clough, Blue Ridge ESOP Associates, Tina M. Fisher, SES Advisors, Van Olson, Van Olson Law Firm LLC, Florence Zabarsky, Zabarsky & Associates, LLC ESOP Sustainability with Peter Paquette Comments by Peter C. Paquette, Peter C. Paquette, Claremont Flock Corporation Comments on Valuation/Repurchase Liability Issues in ESOP Sustainability, David Light, American Working Capital/Yucaipa Company ESOP Sustainability: Fiduciary and Governance Issues, Ben Wells, Dinsmore & Shohl LLP Selling your Company to your Employees: The Co-op Model Worker Ownership Model. Sharing Our Successes, Leslie Schaller, Business Director and Founder How Can I Affect the Bottom Line? How Can I Affect the Bottom Line? Ulrich Nehring, ACRT, Jay Simecek, Ohio Employee Ownership Center, Floyd Griffin, Patio Enclosures ESOP Legal Update ESOP Legal Update, Vaughn Gordy, GreatBanc Trust Company, Tim Jochim, Kegler Brown, Hill & Ritter Co. LPA, Brian Hector, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP ESOP Sustainability & ESOP Stock Valuation ESOP Stock Valuation, Rick Schlueter, ComStock Advisors Inc., Scott Miller, Enterprise Services Inc., Phil DeDominicis, Menke & Associates Inc. ESOP Fiduciary Responsibility: Guide to Recession Survival ESOP Fiduciary Responsibility, Merri E. Ash, First Bankers Trust Services, Inc. ESOP Fiduciary Responsibility, Jeff Gelburd, Murray Risk Management & Insurance Basics of ESOP Fiduciary Responsibility and Liability, Dale R. Vlasek, McDonald Hopkins LLC Growing Entrepreneurs: Meet Spain’s Mondragon Cooperative Corporation Mondragon: Humanity At Work, Mikel Lezamiz, Mondragon Cooperative Corporation ESOP Sustainability: Repurchase Obligation & Distribution Policies Legal Framework for ESOP Repurchase Obligations, Jim Steiker, SES Advisors Presentations from the 22nd Annual Ohio Employee Ownership Conference Welcome & Keynote Addresses Employee Ownership: Jobs, Innovation and the Global Economy, Joseph Cabral, The Employee Ownership Foundation (Click here for video) Employee Ownership: Jobs, Innovation and the Global Economy, Dave Heidenreich, EBO Group, Inc. (Click here for video) ABCs of ESOPs for Employee Owners The ABCs of Employee Stock Ownership Plans, Ben F. Wells, Esq., Dinsmore & Shohl LLP and Donald M. IsraelBenefit Concepts Systems Inc. Receiving Your ESOP Benefit without Leaving the Company: Age 55 & Other Diversifications Receiving Your ESOP Benefit without Leaving the Company – Age 55 & Other Diversifications, Barbara M. Clough, Blue Ridge ESOP Associates, Bill McIntyre, Ohio Employee Ownership Center, Pete Shuler, Crowe Chizek and Company LLC ESOP Fiduciary Responsibility: It's Personal, You Know Basic Steps for Fiduciary Compliance, John Banasek, Prairie Fiduciary Advisors Role of the ESOP Trustee, Neil Brozen, BNC National Bank ESOP Fiduciary Responsibility: It's Personal, You Know, Lisa Durham, Krieg Devault LLP Growing Ohio's High Road Jobs in the Global Economy Appleton Papers, Jimmy Allen, Appleton, USW Local 266 Ohio’s Secret Weapon in our Global Economy Wars, David Heidenreich, EBO Group Growing Ohio's High Road Jobs in the Global Economy, Mary Landry, Maryland Brush Selling to Your Employees Through an ESOP Selling to Your Employees Through an ESOP, Mary Giganti, Waldheger Coyne, Dave Gustafson, Apple Growth Partners, Bill Rosenberg, Columbia Chemical, Richard Tanner, Ownership Advisors, Inc. Lunch speaker Growing Ohio Small Business Now, Tara Brown, Office of the Treasurer of State Steps to an Ownership Mentality Developing an Ownership Mentality. A Model for Personal and Professional Development, Jay Simecek, Ohio Employee Ownership Center ABCs of Stock Valuation for Employee-Owners ABC's of Stock Valuations for Employee Owners, Merri Ash, First Bankers Trust Services, Inc. Approaches to Value, Scott Miller, Enterprise Services, Inc. ABCs of Stock Valuation for Employee-Owners, Radd Riebe, Stout Risius Ross ESOP Legal Update ESOP Legal Update, David Ackerman, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP, Marilyn Marchetti, GreatBanc Trust Company, Dale Vlasek, McDonald Hopkins Selling to Your Employees through a Worker Cooperative Selling to Your Employees through a Worker Cooperative, Mark Stewart, Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick Employee Buyouts as a Job Retention Strategy The Employee Buyout Process: Options to Explore, Questions to Ask, Steps to Take, Deborah Olson, Law Office of Deborah Groban Olson, William Vogelgesang, South Franklin Street Partners Making Sure Participants Receive Their ESOP Benefit: Managing the Repurchase Obligation Making Sure Participants Receive Their ESOP Benefit – Managing the Repurchase Obligation, James G. Steiker, SES Advisors, Inc., Richard Schlueter, ComStock Advisors, Ellen Gealt, ESOP Economics, Inc. Strategies to Avoid aHave/Have Not Culture re Employee Ownership Strategic Alternatives to Avoid aHave/Have Not Culture, David R. Johanson Johanson Berenson LLP, Joseph E. Marx, Principal Financial Group Factors That May Lead To A Have/Have-Not Culture In Employee Ownership, David R. Johanson Johanson Berenson LLP The Business Advantages of Employee Ownership: What Does the Reseach Say? Findings from mutual insurance company de-mutualization, Frederick Schroath, Kent State University The Incidence and Effects of New Participatory Employment Systems: International Evidence, Takao Kato, Colgate University Effective Management Techniques 2004-6 Survey of Ohio ESOPs, Jacquelyn Yates and John Logue, Ohio Employee Ownership Center Effective Management Techniques from the Ohio 2004-2006 Survey of ESOPs and Stock Bonus Plans, Jacquelyn Yates and John Logue, Ohio Employee Ownership Center Presentations from the 21st Annual Ohio Employee Ownership Conference Employee ownership and economic development in Ohio, John Logue, Ohio Employee Ownership Center Empoyee ownership in Davey Tree, Doug Cowan, Davey Tree Expert Company Governance and Strategic Planning in ESOPs Governance and Strategic Planning in ESOPs, Lisa Durham, Kreig DeVault LLP ABCs of ESOP Stock Valuation for Employee Owner Employee StockOwnership Plans:Basics of ESOP Stock Valuation, Richard Schlueter, ComStock Valuation Advisors, Inc. Valuation of companies and their securities for ESOP purposes: methods of valuation, David McCoy, Business Valuations, Inc. The New ESOP Transaction Model & Capital Tools for ESOP Transactions New Transaction Model for Going from Partial to 100% ESOP Ownership, Joe Putt, ComDoc, Inc. ESOP Administration: How to Build an Effective Relationship between the Company and the Outside ESOP Administrator Special Situations Between the Company and the TPA, Pete Shuler, Crowe Chizek and Company, LLC A Company's Perspective of it's TPA Relationship, Linda Kerekes, Fastener Industries, Inc. Basic Relationship Between the Company and the TPA, Florence Zabarsky, Zabarsky & Associates, LLC ESOP Legal Update ESOP Legal Update, Dale Vlasek, McDonald Hopkins What To Do with Excess Cash What To Do with Excess Cash, Leslie Lauer - UBS Financial Services, Inc. The Growing Responsibilities of ESOP Trustees: Are Internal Trustees Too Risky? The Growing Responsibilities of ESOP Trustees, Ben Wells, Dinsmore & Shohl, LLP Growing Responsibilities of ESOP Trustees: Are Internal Trustees Too Risky? Marilyn Marchetti, GreatBanc Trust Company Presentations from the 20th Annual Ohio Employee Ownership Conference Click here for audio highlights and a picture gallery from the conference ESOP Communications Using Creativity, Not Cash ESOP Communications Using Creativity, Not Cash, Chris Aguilar, R. J. Martin Electrical Contracting ESOP Communications Using Creativity, Not Cash, Karalee Canham & Elyse Siggelkow, ACRT Best Practices in Managing, Governance & Strategic Planning in ESOPs Best Practices in Management, Governance & Strategic Planning, Mary Pat Salomone, Marine Mechanical Corporation Best Practices in Managing, Governance & Strategic Planning in ESOPs, Jeff Evans, The Will-Burt Company Best Practices in Managing, Governance & Strategic Planning in ESOPs, Jack Veale, PTCFO 20 Misconceptions Regarding Fiduciary Responsibility & Liability 20 Misconceptions about Fiduciary Responsibility and Liability, Ben Wells, Dinsmore & Shohl LLP, John Banasek, Prairie Capital Advisors, Inc., Bill McIntyre, Ohio Employee Ownership Center ESOP Account Benefit Distribution Alternatives, Issues & Implications ESOP Account Benefit Distribution Alternatives, Issues & Implications, Tim Jochim, Jochim & Associates, Melissa Spencer, Swerdlin company, Pete Shuler, Crowe Chizek ABCs of ESOPs for Retiring Owners ABC's of ESOPs, Jim Aussem, Weston Hurd ESOP Feasibility andValuation Basics, Richard A. Schlueter, ComStock Valuation Advisors Step-by-Step Process for Selling Your Business to Your Employees ESOP Feasibility, John O'Brien, Duff & Phelps Financing an ESOP, Kurt Nichols, LaSalle Bank Business Valuation Issues, Rosanne Aumiller, Barnes Wendling Investing the Proceeds, Stephen Baumgarten, Morgan Stanley ESOP Trustees – Current Issues & Legal Update Pros/Cons of Internal vs. External ESOP Trustees – Post Enron, Karen Bonn, GreatBanc Trust Company Insurance to Protect ESOP Trustees, Jeff Gelburd, Marsh USA Repurchase Obligation and Its Impact on Valuation, Cash Flow & Strategic Planning The Legal Framework for Repurchase Obligations, John M. Wirtshafter, McDonald Hopkins Co., LPA Planning for ESOP Repurchase Obligations, Judy Kornfeld, ESOP Economics, Inc. Impact of Repurchase Obligation on Value, Radd Riebe, Stout Risius Ross Employee-Driven Buyouts Using ESOPs International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 1985, James Repace, President IBEW Local 1985, Eric Bowles, Director of Economic Development, City of North Canton Employee Buyout at NewPage, Steve Brown & Mark Dixon of Glatfelter, USW Local 731 Beyond the Buzzwords for High Performance Journey to Gold, Diane Bartlett, ACRT Beyond the Buzzwords for High Performance, Rich Bohan, NEO Center for Labor Management Cooperation at WINOC Improving Team Performance within ESOP’s, Mike Culbertson, PT Tech Using ESOPs for Mergers and Acquisitions Investment Bankers as Advisors to ESOP Companies, Kreg Jackson, Houlihan Lokey Howard & Zukin Acquisitions by ESOP-Owned Corporations – The Competitive Advantage, Ron Gilbert, ESOP Services, Inc. Complying with S-Corporation Anti-Abuse Rules Complying with S-Corporation Anti-Abuse Rules, Rebecca Hoffman, Principal Financial Group and Stephen Smith’s, Krieg DeVault Presentations from the 19th Annual Ohio Employee Ownership Conference ESOP Committees Build for Success YSI, Jennifer Phillips & Deb Stottlemeyer Putting It All Together: Making Employee Ownership Real YSI, Diana Tillman Educating Fiduciaries re ESOP Stock Valuation My Experience at ComSonics, Bill McIntyre, OEOC ESOPs 101: ABCs of ESOPs for Employee Owners ABCs of ESOPs, David Raynor, Brouse McDowell Plan Administration, Scott Hamner, Findley Davies Educating Fiduciaries on How to Handle an Offer to Buy the Company How to Handle a Tender Offer, Ben Wells, Dinsmore & Shohl Tender Offer Valuation Issues for ESOP Trustees, Dave McCoy, Business Valuations Educating Fiduciaries Regarding the Responsibilities of ESOP Trustees The Role of the Fiduciary, Karen Bonn, GreatBanc Trust Trustees: Independent vs. Internal and Directed vs. Non-Directed - Legal Aspects, Carl Grassi, McDonald Hopkins Internal Trustee's Approach to Fulfilling Fiduciary Responsibilities as an ESOP Trustee, Tom Gruber, CareStar Educating Fiduciaries Regarding ESOP Stock Valuation Issues for ESOP Fiduciaries in Reviewing Stock Valuation Reports, Gary Greenwald, Shayne & Greenwald Tax Incentives for S-Corp ESOPs and Their Related Additional Regulations and Implications Recent Developments regarding ESOPs Sponsored by S Corporations as of April 15, 2005, Stephen Smith, Krieg DeVault S Corporation vs. C Corporation ESOPs, Stephen Smith, Krieg DeVault Repurchase Obligation Issues in S Corporation ESOPs, Cecilia Loftus, ESOP Economics Age 55 Diversification from A to Z, Tina Fisher, Principal Financial Group; Kent Mann, Thompson Hine; Hugh Reynolds, Crowe Chizek; and Carolyn Zimmerman, Blue Ridge ESOP Associates The Employee Ownership Society: Vision & Implementation Governance, with Focus on Board Membership, Helen Morrison, Deloitte & Touche Presentations from the 18th Annual Ohio Employee Ownership Conference Keynote Speech: Jim Parker, CEO of Southwest Airlines The YSI Story Deb Stottlemyer, YSI Employee Ownership Legal Update Executive Summary David R. Johanson, Johanson Berenson LLP Joseph E. Marx, The Principal Financial Group James G. Steiker, SES Advisors ESOP Committee Success Stories Chris Aguilar, R.J. Martin Electrical Contracting The ABC's of Valuation: Valuation of Companies and their Securities for ESOP Purposes Dave McCoy, Business Valuation Inc. The ABC's of Co-ops Mark Stewart, Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP Forecasting, Funding and Handling Repurchase Obligation and Age 55 Diversification: Basic Rules Lynette A. Golly, CEBS Technical Issues: Update for S Corp ESOPs Helen H. Morrison, Deloitte Becky Hoffman, Principal Group Hugh Reynolds, Crowe Chizek and Company LLC Tim Jochim, Jochim Co., LPA Projecting ESOP Repurchase Obligations: Methods & Factors to Concider Cecilia Loftus, ESOP Economics, Inc. Safety: Mission Impossible? Christine Williams, Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation ESOPs 101 -- ABC's of ESOPs for Employee Owners Steve Clem, Ohio Employee Ownership Center Valuing ESOP Shares Lee Bloom, Duff & Phelps, LLC Control vs. Minority Interests and Marketability Discounts for ESOPs Richard A. Schlueter, Comstock Valuation Advisors Age 55 Diversification (presentation + handouts) Dorn Swerdlin, Swerdlin & Company Presentations from the 17th Annual Ohio Employee Ownership Conference The ACRT Story Richard Abbott, ACRT, Inc. Renewing the ESOP Spirit Keith Robertson, ComSonics, Inc How is an Employee-Owned Company Like the U.S. Military or What Lessons Can Employee-Owned Companies Learn from the U.S. Military? 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