Let’s end the month of February on a high note. There’s a gentleman named Bob Moore who owns a business in Milwaukie, Oregon called Bob’s Red Mill Natural Foods. He started the business with his wife, Charlee, in 1978. It’s grown steadily over the years and is a multi-million dollar operation with over 200 employees. This month he celebrated his 81st birthday. Normally, the person celebrating their birthday gets all the presents. However, in this case, the tables were turned – and in a big way. Bob unveiled an Employee Stock Ownership Plan that effectively gave the ownership of the company to his employees. Any employee who has been working there for at least three years is a fully vested owner. How about that for showing employee appreciation?
Here’s another good example of why you still have to have hope in the human spirit when most of what you hear on the news is about corruption and human failings. We definitely need to hear more about the Bob Moores out there.
To read more on this story in The Oregonian newspaper, click here.
