Inform me (yes, I Googled it) What employee owned business are out there? I want them to have my$

[masmdu]

Just discovered that Gardener's Supply co of VT is 100% employee owned. So now I will use them when I can.

I would rather my $ goes to such co.s and would like others to chime in with suggestions of similar (employee owned) co.s for future refference.

Thanks!

Gardener's Supply

http://www.gardeners.com/Who-We-Are/5445,default,pg.html

[Bossy Monkey]

1. Publix. Doesn't help a lot if you're in VT, of course n/t

[cbdo2007]

2. Here is a list from wikipedia:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_employee-owned_companies

This is a list of notable employee-owned companies. "Notable" is defined as having an article in Wikipedia, or obviously qualifying for one according to WP:CORP.

Acadian Ambulance
Alion Science and Technology
ASC
Bi-Mart
Black & Veatch Corporation
Bob's Red Mill
Brookshire Brothers
Bureau of National Affairs
Burns & McDonnell Engineering
Carter's Foods
Certain Affinity
CH2M Hill
Chicago and North Western Railway
Columbia Forest Products
Dahl's Foods
Davey Tree Expert Company
DreamHost
Ebby Halliday Realtors
Ferrellgas Partners
Food Giant
Frontline Test Equipment
Full Sail Brewing Company
Gensler
Golder Associates
Graybar
HDR, Inc.
Hensel Phelps Construction
Herff Jones
Hot Dog on a Stick
Houchens Industries
Hy-Vee
John J. McMullen & Associates - now part of Alion Science and Technology
John Lewis Partnership
Journal Communications
Kantega
King Arthur Flour
Landmark Education
Lifetouch
LPK
Mast General Store
Mathematica Policy Research
Mercedes Homes
Mushkin
New Belgium Brewing Company
Niemann Foods
North Highland
Omaha World-Herald
Osmose
Parsons Corporation
PCL Construction
Peter Kiewit Sons'
Phelps County Bank
Price Chopper (New York) (Golub Corp.)
Publix Super Markets
Recology
Rosendin Electric
Schreiber Foods
Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories
Sparta Inc
Springfield ReManufacturing
Stiefel Labs
STV Group
Swales Aerospace
Talis Group
Terracon
The Scooter Store
Tidyman's
Tribune Company
Twin City Fan Companies, Ltd
Westat
WinCo Foods
W. L. Gore & Associates
W. W. Norton & Company
Woodman's Food Market


Though just because something is "employee owned" does not mean they are any better to their employees than publicly owned.

[masmdu]

3. Excellent! Thanks

[masmdu]

4. True. Your comment

[grasswire]

5. Bob's Red Mill

Octagenarian Bob and his wife gave the business to their employees last year. Pretty fantastic and wonderful.

Producers of organic grains and associated products.