/tags/great-lakes-brewing-company great lakes brewing company en-US Copyright Mon, 29 Apr 2019 16:00:24 GMT /news/2019-04-29/ohio-now-ranks-fourth-in-craft-beer-production-as-more-breweries-open A trade group says Ohio is producing more craft beer than all but three other states as its number of craft breweries nears 300.The Akron Beacon Journal… Mon, 29 Apr 2019 16:00:24 GMT /news/2019-04-29/ohio-now-ranks-fourth-in-craft-beer-production-as-more-breweries-open Associated Press /ideastream/2018-12-06/employee-stock-plan-could-brew-up-productivity-for-great-lakes There’s a tradition at Cleveland’s Great Lakes Brewing Company. Each day around 4 o’clock, employees gather in the brewpub for a complimentary “shift beer.” It’s a chance to celebrate the fruits of their labor. Soon though, the employees at the 30-year-old company will be getting a new perk, probably worth a lot more than a free drink. By the end of this year, it’ll be one of the latest companies to form an Employee Stock Ownership Plan, or ESOP. Basically, it goes like this: work at a company for a while and eventually own it. Or at least a nice chunk of it. Thu, 06 Dec 2018 19:47:34 GMT /ideastream/2018-12-06/employee-stock-plan-could-brew-up-productivity-for-great-lakes Adrian Ma