ESOP
What does ESOP stand for?
Employee Stock Ownership Program
Who is our oldest Emloyee-Owner?
Ed Calvert! He turns 82 on August 11th!
What year did Billy Sapp initiate the ESOP, by announcing he would sell ESS to it's employees?
1999
Which WBO EO read a total of 50 books in 2024?
Amanda Flowers
What was last year's stock price?
$683.60
When was the first ESOP established? (within 10 years)
1956
Louis O Kelso created the first ESOP for Peninsula Newspapers Inc
How many active employees does ESS currently have? (within 100)
1,520
What year did ESS become 100% Employee Owned?
2009
Which EO has a birthday TODAY!?
Clayton Hicklin!!!
Happy Birthday
Which Branch won the 2024 Regional ABC Excellence in Construction Award?
Heavy Highway
At what point is an EO fully vested at ESS?
An EO must work 1000 hours in a calendar year, for three years
Name the 2020 Blue Blood award winners
Doug Whitworth
Angie Regan
Randy Mauzey
In what year did ESS reach 150 full-time employee-owners? (Within 3 years)
2000
Which West Broadway EO has worked for ESS the longest?
Angie Richardson
Where is our newest ESS Office located?
Branson, MO
How many companies in America are employee-owned? (Within 100)
6,358
When did our President & Chairman of the Board, Glen Robertson, join ESS?
In 1993 when 4M Bridge was aquired by ESS
When did ESS surpass $1Billion in revenue?
2023
Who won the WBO SW24 Trivia Game?
Michelle Gallop
How many new bridges did the Heavy Highway branch build in 2024?
15
What is the largest employee-owned company in the world, by employee count?
Publix Supermarkets
(Over 255,000 employees)
Who is the only EO to have earned a Blue Blood Award AND the Lance Trager Memorial Safety Award?
Brian Sapp! He won the Lance Trager safety award in 2020 and a Blue Blood award in 2021
What year did The ESOP Association name ESS "ESOP Company of the Year?"
2016
Name all the Blue Blood winners who work in the West Broadway Office
Angie Richardson (2019) and Nathan Alexander (2024)
How many pieces of heavy equipment does ESS own? (within 100)
3,227