I always try to be on the look out for the 'inspirational' stories in life.

This evening while watching the World News on ABC, they did a story about a man, Bob Moore, owner of 'Bob's Red Mill Natural Foods,'  who has decided that instead of selling his successful company, he will give it to the employees. That's right...not sell it to them, but give it to them.The company, a multi-million dollar enterprise, would sell on the open market, but Bob Moore cannot imagine it being run by strangers.

Moore intends to remain active in the company, by serving on the Board of Directors. He will put the company into an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). When an owner retires, he or she can cash out their shares for their retirement.

With so much worry about housing prices, stock prices, availability of loans, bail-outs and more, it is refreshing to hear of someone who is making a choice to do something simply because it is the right thing to do! 

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Owner of Multi-Million Dollar Company Hands Over Business to Employees