November 2019

Ringland-Johnson Construction Secures Its Family Legacy with Menke ESOP

In 1946, Carroll Johnson founded Ringland-Johnson Construction. In 1971, Carroll Johnson handed control of the company to his son, Larry. In 1996, Larry Johnson handed control to his son, Brent. And in 2019, Brent Johnson began the process of handing control of Ringland-Johnson Construction to its employees. Menke & Associates assisted Ringland-Johnson, the largest commercial/industrial…

Dixie Plywood and Lumber Company is now 100% Employee-Owned

November 17th, 2019 Dixie Plywood and Lumber Company (DIXIEPLY), a leading wholesale distributor of building materials, is proud to announce it has become 100% employee-owned through an Employee Stock Ownership Plan(ESOP). The ESOP was announced to DIXIEPLY’s employees on November 1st by Dan Bradley, President of the 75 year old company. The ESOP became effective…

ESOP Association Employee Owned 2019
Menke Celebrates 45 years of Employee Ownership, to Present at the 2019 Employee Owned Conference in Las Vegas

November 11th, 2019 Menke was formed upon passing of ERISA on Labor Day 1974 to enable business owners to sell their companies to their employees through an Employee Stock Ownership Plan, or ESOP. 45 years later, our mission remains the same: to make employee ownership available to the largest number of employees. We relate with our…