Mo Money (California Style)
Topic: Corporate Info
Pan Pacific Retail Properties is listed as a Real Estate Investment Trust in California; 135 employees, including 11 well-paid executives - these included. They specialize in shopping malls.

Movie Fun ds
Topic: Corporate Info
Well, who doesn't know what kind of business Time Warner Inc. is in? They are listed as being out of New York, and in the "Services - Motion Picture and Video Tape Production" business. I didn't want to distract you with numbers of employees; wanted to emphasize the numbers made by those at the top. Anyone know anybody who would want to pay for research into the race aspect of these numbers? As in who is getting what?

Upscale Apartment Managers
Topic: Corporate Info
United Dominion Realty Trust Inc. is listed as a Real Estate Investment Trust out of Virginia with 1832 Full time employees. They specialize in the acquisition and management of apartment buildings. I don't what the conditions are in the buildings they manage, but based on these salaries, the ones they live in must be very nice, indeed!

International Doctoring
Topic: Corporate Info
Cambrex Corporation is located in New Jersey, but incorporated out of Delaware. They are listed as a Human Health BioPharma/BioProducts firm; their annual report describes them as the maker of pharaceutical preparations. Cambrex employs 1861 people, at least 1/2 of which are international.

Enron Who?
Topic: Corporate Info
Here is information on Prentiss Properties Trust. Located in Dallas, Prentiss employees 475 people and is listed as a real estate investment trust. They specialize in office properties, and as you can see, they have a "Prentiss" being well compensated. I wonder if the inheritance tax changes affect this kind of arrangement, or did this arrangement bypass the inheritance tax laws as they used to be? Either way, these top players had a great 2003!

Tech Ain't Dead
Topic: Corporate Info
MKS Instruments out of Massachussetts is in the business of manufacturing industrial instruments for measurement, display and control. In other words, they are involved in the manufacturing of semi-conductors, flat panels, optical coatings, optical fibers, etc. They employee 2144 employees.

Bank on It
Topic: Corporate Info
Western Sierra Bankcorp is listed as a State Commercial Bank in California. They employee 349 employees "on an FTE basis." Hmmmm, wonder what that means. Lots of flex time? Or, lots of part time folks, not getting benefits?

These fellas are sure getting theirs.

Risky (But Worthwhile) Business
Topic: Corporate Info
Here is information on Aksys Ltd. Located in downstate Illinois, Aksys employees 103 employees, primarily in R&D (36), Tech and Clinical Services (20) and Sales (19). Listed as an Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus business, Aksys is working on a new, at-home hemodialysis product. The company warned investors in its most recent annual report that the business has been non-profitable since its inception in 2001, and that its future depends upon its ability to finalize its new product and then to convince patients and doctors to use it. In the meantime...

Cooking Money
Topic: Corporate Info
Spectrum Organic Products Inc. employees 59 full time employees in California. Listed as a company engaged in the "Canned Fruits, Vegetables, Preserves, Jams and Jellies" business, their annual report indicates that their food products are primarily oil-based foods, such as cooking oils. Not the highest numbers we found, but... I'd take it. Wouldn't you?

Starting "Small"
Topic: Corporate Info
Here is information on LaCrosse Footwear. Operating out of Portland, they employee 330 employees making rubber and plastic (gym) footwear.