Charleston Orwig Collective’s C.O.nxt and Jigsaw Join 5by5 Agency, Uniting Three Employee-Owned Companies 

Award-winning agencies’ footprint to expand across Midwest and Southeast and strengthen expertise across healthcare, food, agriculture and purpose-driven industries  (NASHVILLE, Tenn. and HARTLAND, Wis.) Oct. 13, 2026 — 5by5, part of the 3LS Inc. family of employee-owned Changemaker companies, together with C.O.nxt and Jigsaw, the agencies of The Charleston Orwig Collective, announced today that the […]

The Tennessean: My company made me an owner. Tennessee can benefit, too | Opinion

Employee ownership changed how I think about work and showed me how local ownershipcan help keep opportunity and wealth in Tennessee. Austin Evans Guest Columnist Oct. 11, 2026, 4:09 a.m. CT October is Employee Ownership Month, a designation most Tennesseans have probably never heard of. I certainly hadn’t, until it changed my life. For most […]