June 2019

Sanderson Farms named one of “America’s Best Employers” by Forbes

June 27th, 2019 The company  was bestowed the honor of “best employer” by its own employees.  With over 1,200 employees Sanderson Farms processes over a million chickens a week. The Forbes list is assembled through an anonymous online survey of 50,000 Americans working at companies with more than 1,000 employees. Sanderson Farms has invested more than $130 million…

Cianbro Creates 500 New Employee Owners through 100% ESOP

June 21st, 2019 Pittsfield, MA based Cianbro, a construction firm with 4,000 employees and operations in 41 states, is expanding its footprint with the acquisition the engineering and construction firm A/Z Corporation of North Stonington, Connecticut. A/Z’s 500 employees will become equity participants in the expanded company through Cianbro’s employee stock ownership plan. Cianbro is…

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ESOPs Increase Probability of a Happy Workforce

June 20th, 2019 ESOPs increase the probability of creating a happy workforce for Financial Advisory firms. A report by InvestmentNews sheds light on the practices that play the biggest role in setting the Best Places apart from the competition by taking a deeper look at the data firms provide in order to be considered for the list. Read…

Menke client and 100% ESOP owned Delta Consulting Group is listed in the 2019 Global Arbitration Review (GAR) 100

June 17th, 2019 Menke client and 100% ESOP owned Delta Consulting Group is listed in the 2019 Global Arbitration Review (GAR) 100, which is a publication that identifies the top law firms and expert witness firms in the international arbitration discipline.   Read More at: https://delta-cgi.com/professionals/who-s-who-legal-gar-100 Employee Stock Ownership Plans or “ESOPs” are a viable tool…

Wilson Electric Announces 100% Employee Ownership Deal

May 21st, 2019 Wilson Electric Services Corp. of Tempe, AZ announced that the company’s ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan) has purchased the balance of the company shares, making it 100 percent employee-owned. Wilson Electric, a leader in the electrical contracting industry, has been a partial ESOP since 2005 when the plan previously held a 47%…