A Fulfilled Workforce Costs Less in the End –Michelson

Hopkins Printing has gone even one step further by converting its Columbus, OH-based operation into an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) back in 2007. Workers start earning company stock after just one year of service, with company profits funding the accounts. According to CEO Jim Hopkins, $1.5 million has been contributed to his workers' accounts in the past 24 months alone.