The Fortunate 50: Pay up 12 percent for the top 50 execs
- 12:20 AM — May 20 —
- Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Mylan's Robert J. Coury is the region's highest-compensated public company executive for the second year in a row, based on the $21.3 million in pay he received from the Cecil generic drug maker. Read More
CU-Boulder resorts to fish guts, censorship to keep 4/20 celebrants away
- 4:26 PM — Apr 20 —
- Source: The Raw Story
Colorado University-Boulder officials on Friday coated a large tract of land with a gag-worthy, fish-based fertilizer and hired Haitian musician Wyclef Jean to stage a free concert off campus, just to keep an annual gathering of marijuana protesters away from the school. Read More
Momentum Swinging Against Medical Marijuana
- 4:28 PM — Apr 19 —
- Source: CNBC
After a decade of inroads for medical marijuana, momentum may be reversing course. Read More
Mylan's Longtime Chief Executive Got a Big Payday
- 11:02 AM — Apr 19 —
- Source: CNBC
MYL Loading... ( ) ] longtime chief executive Robert Coury, who gave up the post at the end of the year to become executive chairman (he's also chairman of the board) earned cash compensation of $7.4 million. Read More
New Britain Unions: 'It's Time To Audit The Books'
- 6:11 PM — Apr 17 —
- Source: The Hartford Courant - Hartford CT
In the face of increasingly dire forecasts from city hall, three municipal unions are calling for an independent audit of city finances under former Mayor Timothy Stewart. Read More
Business news briefs for 4/6/12
- 12:28 AM — Apr 6 —
- Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Pittsburgh PA
Retailers reported better-than-expected sales in March. Read More
Coury earned $21.3 million in last year as Mylan CEO
- 12:10 AM — Apr 6 —
- Source: The Art of Eating
In his last year as CEO of generic drugmaker Mylan Inc., Robert Coury received $21.3 million in total compensation, down slightly from the $22.9 million he was paid in 2010, according to the Canonsburg-based company's proxy statement filed on Thursday with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Read More



