Degree Name
MA (Master of Arts)
Program
Appalachian Studies
Date of Award
5-2025
Committee Chair or Co-Chairs
Lee Bidgood
Committee Members
Rebecca Fletcher, Ron Roach
Abstract
This project was a symposium hosted by the Appalachian Opportunity Fund entitled
“Building Community Wealth Through Employee Ownership” at the Langston Centre in Johnson City, Tennessee on September 19th, 2024. The symposium featured speakers from the Employee Ownership Expansion Network, the Tennessee Center for Employee Ownership, the Industrial Commons, the Appalachian Producers Cooperative, and State of Franklin Healthcare Associates. The purpose of the symposium was to introduce the concept of community wealth building, employee ownership and cooperative enterprise to community economic development leaders and professionals in the Northeast Tennessee area. This paper discusses this event, the specific economic conditions of the Johnson City/Northeast Tennessee area, and the broader literature on community wealth building and the “just [economic] transition” in Central Appalachia that inspired this event.
Document Type
Applied Project
Copyright
Copyright by the authors.
Recommended Citation
Hewlett, Victoria, "Building Community Wealth Through Employee Ownership: A Symposium Hosted by the Appalachian Opportunity Fund in Johnson City Tennessee" (2025). Master of Arts in Appalachian Studies Applied Projects. Paper 2. https://dc.etsu.edu/appalachian-applied-project/2
