Illinois Center For Employee Ownership

Congratulations to Jim's Formal Wear LLC on becoming employee-owned. We welcome your 500+ team to the employee ownership community in Illinois. #esop #employeeownership

Join the Illinois Center For Employee Ownership's Executive Director, Haydee "I-They" Caldero, February 26th-27th at the Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs' 36th Annual Rural Community & Economic Development Conference - Building Strong Healthy Communities From Within. She will be hosting a workshop on 'The Role of Employee Ownership in Retaining Businesses When Owners Retire' The conference is being hosted in conjunction with the Governor’s Rural Affairs Council chaired by Office of Illinois Lt. Governor Juliana Stratton and Rural Partners at The Abraham Lincoln Hotel, City of Springfield Illinois. Several other great organizations will be in attendance and sharing their expertise! Illinois Innovation Network, America's SBDC, Wayne-White Counties Electric Cooperative, Illinois Farm Bureau, University of Illinois System, Hometown Consulting, LLC, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, Hoosier Energy, Ameren, Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Learn more and register now---> https://lnkd.in/gZkDbC9k

It's exciting to see the growth of employee ownership through acquisitions. Kirby Foods an IL based grocery store is adding a new store with the acquisition of Paxton IGA. Kirby is 100% employee-owned and owns 16 stores in central and western Illinois and Indiana.

Congrats to Hanson Professional Services Inc. for its Honor Award from the American Society of Civil Engineers.

W.E. O'Neil Construction on celebrating #100years! Here is to the next 100 years of employee-ownership.

Congratulations to Primera Engineers for being named onto the #Giants400 list as a top #engineering firm. It's great to see Illinois' employee-owned companies thriving.

Read our latest interview on Empowering Employee Ownership: Insights from Ann Kim, ESOP Financial Advisor and ILCEO supporter

@Birkey's CFO discusses with Farm Equipment Magazine the processes and success they've encountered in becoming an ESOP. With 500+ #employeeowners, the company's long-term legacy has been cemented with its conversion to employee-ownership. https://buff.ly/49CViko #ESOP #employeeownership #businesssuccession

We are excited to know that there are now 22+ funds currently raising capital to finance employee ownership transactions. Including Chicago's Essential Owners Fund focused on  businesses with large numbers of frontline workers in food, care and transportation. Here is to the continued growth of #employeeownership in 2025 and beyond.

We are pleased to announce that nominations are now open for the ILCEO 2025 Board of Directors. At ILCEO, our mission is guided by a dynamic Board of Directors. Each member brings unique insights to further employee ownership across our state. Apply today for the opportunity to grow employee ownership in Illinois. https://lnkd.in/gGRgyY9E