Employee Ownership Glory Story: Empowered Energy Systems
The present and future leaders of Empowered Energy Systems
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A Worker Ownership Solution for Colorado’s Failed Mushroom Farm
It has not been a Happy New Year for 200 farm workers in Alamosa. As 2022 ended, the ColoradoMushroom Farm—the largest mushroom farm in the Rocky Mountains—closed shop and declaredbankruptcy. More than 200 low- to moderate-income mushroom farm workers lost their jobs andlivelihood. Many have worked at the farm for more than a decade; are…
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Two Faces of Colfax
Recently, I spent a mid-morning near Colfax and Colorado, going door-to-door to meet local business owners and spread the word about the virtues of employee ownership. As I moved eastwards, from Steele street across Colorado and towards Monaco, I passed dozens of shops, talked to numerous owners, and learned a powerful truth: Colfax has two…
DetailsHow one ESOP spreads the wealth to other ESOPs – A Conversation with Fawn from Prairie Capital Advisors
By Libby O’Neall “When everyone shares, everyone benefits,” says Fawn Romero, ASA at Prairie Capital Advisors. ESOP valuation and advisory are some of the services provided by Prairie, which has been an ESOP itself for 10 years as of January 1, 2022. According to its website, Prairie’s “ESOP provides qualified employees to participate in a…
DetailsHawkins Parnell Wins Significant ERISA Trial Against U.S. Government for Bowers + Kubota Consulting, Inc. and its Founding Shareholders in ESOP Valuation and Transaction Case
Hawkins Parnell Wins Significant ERISA Trial Against U.S. Government for Bowers + Kubota Consulting, Inc. and its Founding Shareholders in ESOP Valuation and Transaction Case Prepared by David R. Johanson, Esq., Douglas A. Rubel, Esq., Rachel J. Markun, Esq., and Robert S. Thompson, Esq. On September 17, 2021, Hawkins Parnell & Young, LLP secured a…
DetailsWhy I Give: Jen Briggs
My grandfather, Lambert Berger, was a businessman in Johnstown, CO. He believed that businesses should support their communities, and communities should support their businesses. His belief that “we’re all in this together” helped create a thriving local economy in my hometown. Today, I work to elevate and perpetuate his legacy by helping employee-owners who are…
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Fancy Tiger Crafts: Local Denver Craft Shop Becomes Worker-Owned
Fancy Tiger Craft’s new co-op members. Jaime Jennings and Amber Corcoran started Fancy Tiger Crafts nearly 15 years ago with the vision of an all-encompassing local craft store. After a decade and a half of running the business nonstop, Jennings and Corcoran decided they were ready to take a step back from the craft shop.…
Details“They won’t allow it” by Bill Kirton
Colorado Gives Day provides Coloradans with the opportunity to exercise two of the “better angels of our nature,” gratitude and generosity. A recent visit to my pharmacy presented me with a vivid example of why I should donate to The Rocky Mountain Employee Ownership Center during the 2021 drive. My response will be to contribute…
DetailsThe San Luis Valley Language Justice Cooperative: Empowering people through language
For Erica Maldonado and Diego Pons, co-founder-owners of the San Luis Valley (SLV) Language Justice Cooperative, being bilingual wasn’t always a good thing. This sentiment changed, however, when they learned to leverage their bilingualism in a way that advanced them professionally and allowed them to fulfil a need within their community. Pons and Maldonado met…
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