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California Assembly Bill 1319 is a convoluted scheme to create so-called co-ops designed to keep gig workers disempowered.
New Data Reveals Twin Crises from Silver Tsunami and COVID-19 in Minnesota Share Article MINNEAPOLIS (PRWEB) May 13, 2021 Today, the Minnesota Center for Employee Ownership (MNCEO) released new data that reveals twin crises from the Silver Tsunami coupled with COVID-19 for businesses across Minnesota. Developed by Project Equity, the study shows that approximately 50% of all job-creating businesses in Minnesota (53,000) are owned by baby boomers. It is estimated that 60% of these businesses plan to transfer ownership in the next...
Photo by Kevin Meynell April is Earth Month and California Solar Electric Company recently became the first certified B Corporation in Nevada County. The certification is another notch in the belt for the Grass Valley company that has worked for years to be a force for good. Early on, Cal Solar embraced a triple bottom line — the idea that social and environmental sustainability carries equal merit alongside economic viability. In 2019, Cal Solar worked with Project Equity to become the first worker-owned cooperative in Nevada County and the first worker-owned solar company in California. ...
Employee ownership … what’s it all about? A panel of executives who have made the journey to employee ownership will join other experts to offer their thoughts on the topic during a virtual town hall on Tuesday, April 20. The event will run from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. and is free of charge. Speakers will include Sandie Taylor, director of people operations at Modern Times Beer; Seth Stein, CEO of Eastridge Workforce Solutions; and Barbara Wight, CFO of Taylor Guitars. The San Diego Regional Economic Development Corp. and San Diego Workforce Partnership are co-hosts of the event. The partners ...
Employee ownership … what’s it all about? A panel of executives who have made the journey to employee ownership will join other experts to offer their thoughts on the topic during a virtual town hall on Tuesday, April 20. The event will run from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. and is free of charge. Speakers will include Sandie Taylor, director of people operations at Modern Times Beer; Seth Stein, CEO of Eastridge Workforce Solutions; and Barbara Wight, CFO of Taylor Guitars. The San Diego Regional Economic Development Corp. and San Diego Workforce Partnership are co-hosts of the event. The partners ...