PortSide owners, Fran Shefchik and Bob Stoehr were searching for a succession plan for their company. They decided that the best path forward would come in the form of an Employee Stock Ownership Plan, or ESOP. An ESOP is a benefit plan which allows the employees to earn ownership shares in the company. Check out Portside Builders website for Door County & the Fox Valley. Online at PortsideBuilder.com