The D.C. Area's Highest-Paid Executives in 2007
The Washington Post's annual executive compensation survey covers top executives of local companies and is drawn from publicly available data filed with the SEC. This year's survey covered 353 executives at 96 firms. | Methodology
Personal Drivers and Financial Planners? A Look at Executive PerksWashington Goes to Work
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Video by Akira Hakuta / washingtonpost.com
Essay: The Jobs That Bind
As a region, we are divided by many things: income, geography, race, religion, crime and politics, to name just a few. But when it comes to workaday life, we are more alike than different.
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The Tech Boom Mirage
Steven Pearlstein writes that the past decade of unparalleled economic growth for the region was hardly driven by the tech industry.
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State of the D.C. Economy
Washington isn't immune to the current downturn, but it does have its own particular economic strengths.
Graphics: At a Glance
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Area Revenue
Compare revenue for local companies and explore profits and losses among local public firms.
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By the Numbers
Who are the largest employers? Where are Post 200 companies located? Which are the most profitable?
- Rankings: Top 100 Public Companies (pdf)
- Rankings: Private Companies | Nonprofits
- Rankings: Law Firms | Lobbying Firms | Banks
Federal Diary
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D.C.'s Megacorporation
With its 3 million employees doing business in 134 countries, the Defense Department's business goes far beyond war fighting.
Company Spotlight
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Marriott International
Marriott manages about 3,000 hotels including the Marriott brand, the exclusive J.W. Marriott, the ritzy Ritz-Carlton, and the more downscale Courtyard and Fairfield Inn.
Test Your Knowledge
Who is the Post 200?
How well do you know the trivial facts about local companies and their CEOs?
