The rise of employee-owned companies is transforming the culture of ownership in the interior states of the U.S. Medium-sized companies are realizing that without collective ownership plans - even partial ones - they can no longer attract the workers they desire.

«Deborah Nankivell, executive director of the Fresno Stewardship Foundation, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to promote inclusive prosperity and well-being in the San Joaquin Valley for present and future generations, considers the trend of employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs) to be part of a broader change in how employers must conceive of talent.»

«"People are beginning to realize that if you intentionally foster human development, more people will stay," said Nankivell. "Even If they leave, this enriches the community's talent pool, which also benefits the company."»