John J. Oslund

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John Oslund

Assistant Business Editor/Research

Phone: 612-673-7206

John J. Oslund supervises the Business Research Team, a group that focuses on Minnesota’s large public companies, tracks executive compensation and monitors the state’s large nonprofit sector.

Top execs: How much and why?

Companies are now required to justify the pay packages they give CEOs. It makes for interesting reading.

Updated: June 22, 2011, - 10:35 AM

Disclosure rules, investors, economy held back CEO pay

While there are always exceptions, average total pay for Minnesota CEOs has been flat or falling for three years.

Updated: June 22, 2011, - 07:43 AM

100 Top Workplaces: How they were chosen

This survey is about companies whose employees have awarded high marks. It's a "good-to-great'' ranking, not a "worst-to-first'' competition. Companies chose to take part in the survey process.

Updated: June 19, 2011, - 11:45 AM

Star Tribune 100: Turnaround takes hold for state's largest firms

Survey of Minnesota's top companies shows sales, profits and employment bouncing back after the recession. | 2011 ST100 rankings |

Updated: April 25, 2011, - 07:31 AM

Minnesota’s biggest companies are healing

The state's biggest companies are making more money and starting to hire.

Updated: April 23, 2011, - 10:38 PM

Star Tribune Nonprofit 100: Back to basics

Many nonprofits struggle as philanthropic resources are focused on the most urgent needs -- hunger, homelessness and job skills.

Updated: December 22, 2010, - 06:58 AM

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