Patrick Kennedy

Reporter | Business, Research
Phone: 612-673-7926
Patrick Kennedy, reporter and researcher, produces the annual Star Tribune 100 ranking of Minnesota’s biggest companies; the CEO compensation package and the Nonprofit 100 as well as the Quarterly Deals and Quarterly Money Managers reports.

Recent content from Patrick Kennedy

Double dip: For 2nd year, average CEO pay drops

The 1.2 percent drop in median total compensation last year, as Minnesota companies slogged their way out of the recession, effectively reset the CEO pay clock to 2002.

Updated: June 27, 2010, - 10:53 PM

Star Tribune 100: The big bounce

Most of Minnesota's biggest companies feel confident that 2010 will be better. They survived the Great Recession and have the scars to prove it.

Updated: April 29, 2010, - 05:35 AM

Coming aboard

Acquisitions, relocations and slipping sales all contributed to a year of turnover for Minnesota's biggest public companies.

Updated: April 28, 2010, - 08:10 AM

Better days ahead: 4 of 5 execs believe worst is over

Most executives at Minnesota's biggest companies believe the worst of the Great Recession is over.

Updated: April 28, 2010, - 07:46 AM

UnitedHealth CEO was paid $102M in '09

Stephen Hemsley's payday included $98.6 million from exercised stock options. It's a big leap from his compensation of $9.5 million in 2008. He made $5 million in 2007.

Updated: April 15, 2010, - 05:28 AM

Looking forward to better times

Some important Minnesota companies have raised their 2010 earnings guidance after seeing stronger sales in the fourth quarter.

Updated: February 27, 2010, - 08:33 PM

Coming off a bad year for investments, state nonprofits count their blessings

A negative 13.4 percent return on investment is hardly something to crow about.

Updated: December 23, 2009, - 08:16 AM

Minnesota's S&P 500 major league players

For public companies, inclusion on a major index increases analysts coverage and sparks investor interest.

Updated: December 05, 2009, - 08:50 PM

Heard on the prairie: Managing expectations

More big companies are managing expectations to deliver positive results.

Updated: November 22, 2009, - 12:10 AM

As markets recover, the bar is raised

NYSE and Nasdaq gave companies a break during the market collapse but are now restoring listing standards.

Updated: August 01, 2009, - 11:57 PM

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