
Ethan Nelson
Data Reporter at Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal
Data guy @MSPBJnews. Used to putz around on computers for @DenBizJournal, @mndailynews, @StarTribune, @inforum, @APMreports.
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1 week ago |
bizjournals.com | Ethan Nelson
The newly released Birmingham 100 List offers a glimpse into the city's business landscape.
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Mar 27, 2025 |
bizjournals.com | Ethan Nelson
Bill Brown took over in 2024 after former CEO Michael Roman stepped down. 3M Co. CEO Bill Brown was paid more than $21 million in 2024, his first year at the helm of the Maplewood-based public manufacturing company. Almost half of Brown's first-year pay package came in the form of stock awards. His base salary was $1.2 million, according to a regulatory document filed Wednesday. Brown was named CEO of 3M (NYSE: MMM) in May 2024, after the company's former leader Mike Roman stepped down.
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Mar 26, 2025 |
bizjournals.com | Ethan Nelson
Here's how much C.H. Robinson's CEO pay was in 2024, and how much it compares to the median employee salary. C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc. CEO Dave Bozeman was paid $8.8 million in 2024, his first full year at the helm of the public Eden Prairie-based logistics company. That's much less than he was paid the year before, but that's mostly because C.H. Robinson (Nasdaq: CHRW) paid him a sign-on bonus in 2023 and compensated him to replace equity he gave up at his previous employer.
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Mar 10, 2025 |
bizjournals.com | Ethan Nelson
Polaris Inc. CEO Mike Speetzen made around $9 million in 2024, a challenging year for the powersports manufacturing companySpeetzen's compensation was a little more than Polaris (NYSE: PII) paid him the previous year, according to a filing from Friday. The top executive of the Medina-based maker of snowmobiles and ATVs received most of his pay package in the form of stock and option awards, the filing said. Speetzen's base salary of $1.2 million in 2024 was about the same as it was the year before.
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Mar 4, 2025 |
bizjournals.com | Ethan Nelson
David Ossip has been with the human capital management software company since 2012. Dayforce Inc. paid its CEO nearly $19 million last year, making its leader one of the highest-paid among Minnesota-based public companies. The Bloomington-based human resources software company paid CEO David Ossip $18.6 million in 2024, according to a regulatory document filed Monday. Ossip's pay last year increased about $5 million from the year before.
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Two Minnesota companies have staked out trademarks in the metaverse. Both say they don't have any concrete plans to share, but their filings offer a glimpse into what IP they're looking to protect in virtual worlds. https://t.co/aO7mzTAo4d

The slate of MN's public company CEOs looks a lot different than it did a year ago. I took a look at why and how much public company leaders were paid in 2021 for @MSPBJnews https://t.co/0ofhDOIP86

Six of the 10 metro areas with the lowest May unemployment rates are at least partly in Minnesota, per BLS numbers released today. The state as a whole posted record low unemployment for last month. https://t.co/PA6xQydkKp https://t.co/ldkFyVFmn7