Blue Ridge ESOP Associates Industry News

Blue Ridge is proud to be a lead sponsor for the Mid-Atlantic Chapter Spring Meeting and Roundtables on March 10-11, 2021 hosted by The ESOP Association. Tom Roback, Dolores Lawrence, and Jon Williams will be attending this conference. This is a great opportunity for your employee-owned company to "send" multiple owners at an affordable price, as content will be geared towards "middle managers, employee owners and members of company ESOP committees".

We have gone virtual!

This important article, "Multiemployer Plan Bailout Caps Benefit Plan Limits" from the NAPA (National Association of Plan Advisors) news-wire, provides an overview of the Butch Lewis Emergency Pension Plan Relief Act of 2021 and how this legislation aims to cap plan limits for regular plans in order to pay for a multiemployer plan bailout.

Research continues to show the benefit of employee-owned company, and we are pleased to share this article written by Non Profit Quarterly which highlights multiple research studies that show the impact ESOPs have on job stability - https://nonprofitquarterly.org/employee-ownership-shows-its-dramatic-impact-on-job-stability-again/

Blue Ridge is proud to be a supporting sponsor for the Northeast Regional Virtual Meeting on September 29-30, 2020 hosted by The ESOP Association for all states included in the Pennsylvania/Delaware, New York/New Jersey, and New England Chapters. This is a great opportunity for your employee-owned company to "send" multiple owners at an affordable price, as content will be geared towards "middle managers, employee owners and members of company ESOP committees".

Blue Ridge is proud to be a supporting sponsor for the Southeast Regional Virtual Meeting on September 24-25, 2020 hosted by The ESOP Association for all states included in the New South, Carolinas and Mid-Atlantic Chapters. Tom Roback, Carla Klingler, and Jon Williams will be attending this conference. This is a great opportunity for your employee-owned company to "send" multiple owners at an affordable price, as content will be geared towards "middle managers, employee owners and members of company ESOP committees".

Blue Ridge is proud to be a supporting sponsor for the Great Lakes Regional Virtual Meeting on September 22-23, 2020 hosted by The ESOP Association for all states included in the Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio/Kentucky Chapters. Tom Roback will be attending and speaking at this conference. This is a great opportunity for your employee-owned company to "send" multiple owners at an affordable price, as content will be geared towards "middle managers, employee owners and members of company ESOP committees".

The Fall ESOP Forum - September 14-16, 2020 - Join Blue Ridge at this event sponsored by the National Center for Employee Ownership (NCEO). While COVID-19 prevents us from attending in person, the NCEO has done an excellent job converting this forum into a virtual event. "Join employee-owners and ESOP experts for the Fall ESOP Forum, a three-day seminar featuring up-to-date best practices with over 40 immersive and educational sessions led by experts in the latest in employee ownership legislation, research, and communication and culture."

Blue Ridge is proud to be a supporting sponsor for the Midwest Regional Virtual Meeting on September 17-18, 2020 hosted by The ESOP Association for all midwest states included in the Iowa/Nebraska, Illinois, Minnesota/Dakotas, Wisconsin and Heart of American Chapters. Our professionals, Chad Guzinski and Pam Themar will also be attending this conference. This is a great opportunity for your employee-owned company to "send" multiple owners at an affordable price, as content will be geared towards "middle managers, employee owners and members of company ESOP committees".