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Ayres

Employee-owned (ESOP)HQ Eau Claire, Wisconsinayresinc.com

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Headquarters
Eau Claire, Wis., as listed by ENR in the 2026 Top 500 Design FirmsSource: enr.com/toplists/2026-top-500-design-fi…
Ownership type
Employee-owned (ESOP): the DOL Form 5500 file lists an employee stock ownership plan, AYRES ASSOCIATES INC 2012 AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN, for plan year beginning 2024-01-01Source: dol.gov/agencies/ebsa/about-ebsa/our-ac…

Legal name, DBA and former names

  • Ayres (name as shown on the firm's website)Source: ayresinc.com

Identifiers (UEI, state registrations)

Ownership type

  • Employee-owned (ESOP): the DOL Form 5500 file lists an employee stock ownership plan, AYRES ASSOCIATES INC 2012 AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN, for plan year beginning 2024-01-01.Source: dol.gov/agencies/ebsa/about-ebsa/our-ac…

Licences (board records)

DOT prequalification

ESOP plan data (Form 5500)

  • DOL Form 5500 plan year beginning 2024-01-01: AYRES ASSOCIATES INC 2012 AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN (ACK_ID 20251002180931NAL0001192496001), 386 active participants and total plan assets of $30,131,120 at year end.Source: dol.gov/agencies/ebsa/about-ebsa/our-ac…

Public filings

  • DOL Form 5500 filings, plan year beginning 2024-01-01, NAICS 541330: AYRES ASSOCIATES INC 2012 AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN (ACK_ID 20251002180931NAL0001192496001, 386 active participants); AYRES ASSOCIATES INC. LONG TERM DISABILITY (ACK_ID 20250729154024NAL0003589569001, 361 active participants); AYRES ASSOCIATES INC. TERM LIFE INSURANCE PLAN (ACK_ID 20250729154119NAL0001745427001, 361 active participants)Source: dol.gov/agencies/ebsa/about-ebsa/our-ac…

Rankings and awards

Ownership tag: Employee-owned (ESOP). Profiles are informational, compiled from public sources linked above. Firms may request corrections. A listing is not an endorsement.

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