Iowa Center for Employee Ownership

Iowa Center for Employee Ownership Iowa's Central Hub for Employee Ownership Education & Resources

Are you missing out?With attendee registration for the 2026 IA-CEO Employee Ownership Annual Conference opening soon, sp...
05/12/2026

Are you missing out?

With attendee registration for the 2026 IA-CEO Employee Ownership Annual Conference opening soon, sponsors who sign up now can gain added visibility before promotion reaches an even wider audience.

This is your chance to put your company in front of business leaders, service providers, and future employee owners as conference momentum continues to grow.

Seize this opportunity to expand your presence and show your support. Sign up here: https://lnkd.in/gj7Fcd5g

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What a great week in Washington DC last week for the TEA National Conference! Some of the highlights: ◽ Meeting up with ...
05/12/2026

What a great week in Washington DC last week for the TEA National Conference! Some of the highlights:
◽ Meeting up with Hilary Abell for a tour of the DOL
◽ Advocacy Day - with some awesome Iowa ESOP companies
◽ Moonlight tour of the monuments
◽ Networking & making new friends in the EO community
◽ TEA conference full of new ideas
◽ Some very yummy pizza 🍕

Ethics in Employee OwnershipEthics in Employee Ownership is the next ethics event of the 2025-2026 academic year for the...
03/27/2026

Ethics in Employee Ownership

Ethics in Employee Ownership is the next ethics event of the 2025-2026 academic year for the Wilson College of Business at the University of Northern Iowa.

This event will continue in the series of presentations from the UNI Business and Community Services outreach function. Stacy Mullinex and Todd Hutcheson from the Iowa Center for Employee Ownership (IA-CEO) will discuss a variety of ethical situations and dilemmas.

Tuesday, March 31st from 6:00-7:30pm
Curris Business Building (CBB) 225
University of Northern Iowa Campus

This event is free and open to the public.

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Employee owners and advocates from across Iowa came together at the Iowa State Capitol on May 24 to share the real-world...
03/27/2026

Employee owners and advocates from across Iowa came together at the Iowa State Capitol on May 24 to share the real-world impact of employee ownership with state legislators.

The Iowa Center for Employee Ownership (IA-CEO) was proud to invite representatives from employee-owned companies to help tell the story — not just about business succession strategies and performance outcomes, but about people. Through personal experiences, they spoke about how employee ownership creates meaningful opportunities to build wealth, strengthen workplace culture, and invest in local communities.

These conversations matter. When policymakers hear directly from employee owners about how ownership changes lives — increasing engagement, stability, and long-term commitment — it helps build broader understanding of why employee ownership is an important tool for Iowa’s economic future.

A HUGE thank you to the employee-owned companies who showed up, shared their stories, and represented the power of ownership so well. You were truly the stars of the day.

Dexter Express Laundry Services / Russ Cooper
Folience / Tom Pientok
Plastic Products Company Inc / Jane Molony
Rayser Holdings / Michelle Jensen / Angie Hoover
Stellar / Nick Anderson
VGM Group, Inc. / Amber Brauner / Adam Miller

Thank you as well to the state legislators (Rep. Shannon Latham, Rep. Barb Kniff-McCulla, Rep. Wendy Larson, and Rep. Ryan Weldon) who so graciously took time to attend and engage in meaningful conversation. We’re also grateful to Lt. Gov Chris Cournoyer for her support of this event and to Jason Chapman for helping bring it all together.

To learn more about employee ownership in Iowa, visit IA-CEO.org and follow this page for updates and events.

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