Browse 35 employee-owned companies headquartered in Virginia. These are businesses where employees have a real stake in where they work — from worker cooperatives to ESOPs to profit-sharing companies.
Food & Beverage
Worker-owned cooperative distributing fair trade coffee, tea, chocolate, and food products. One of the oldest and largest worker cooperatives in the US.
Aerospace & Defense
Defense conglomerate producing submarines, tanks, and IT systems with IAM and UAW union representation at manufacturing facilities.
Transportation
Full-service moving, storage, and logistics company serving residential and commercial customers. 100% employee-owned through ESOP since 2013.
Hospitality
Global hospitality company with Unite HERE union-represented housekeepers, food service workers, and front desk staff.
Healthcare
Medical device company specializing in complex spine and minimally invasive surgery technologies. Provided employee stock options before Stryker acquisition.
Technology
Technology company with significant employee ownership providing defense, intelligence, and health IT solutions to government.
Food & Beverage
Family-owned food and pet care conglomerate with profit sharing and one of the most generous employee benefit programs.
Aerospace & Defense
Aerospace and defense technology company with IAM and IBEW-represented workers building aircraft, spacecraft, and defense systems.
Technology
Employee-owned technology and defense firm providing cybersecurity, intelligence, and infrastructure solutions.
Aerospace & Defense
Employee-owned defense and intelligence contractor providing mission-critical solutions to US government agencies.
Environmental Services
Nonprofit conservation organization working to protect the natural resources and rural character of Virginia's Piedmont region with participatory governance.
Technology
World's leading provider of enterprise open source software, headquartered in Raleigh but with major Virginia operations. Employee stock purchase plan through parent IBM.
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